Modern and Decorative Recycled Macadamia Nut Shell Housewares

Are you nuts about those luscious round creamy white morsels of goodness known as Macadamias?

While the US enjoys a rather thriving industry for the high fat nut (via Hawaii), Australia is perhaps the most notable producer, with domestic and export markets approaching $100m Australian dollars each year.

One of their largest horticultural industries, they've managed to take the seed of these native evergreen rainforest trees into mainstream consciousness and today they've become a very popular ingredient in everything from cookies and candies to snack mixes and culinary oils. 

Sure they're great to eat, but what about all of those pesky shells that are left behind following processing?

While they've been used to supplement cattle feed, create granulated activated carbon and used to generate bio-fuel, aren't there any other applications that are...how shall we say...a little more fun?

By applying the basic principles of recycling, Australian designer Marc Harrison devised a way to use to remnants of Australia's thriving macadamia nut industry in order to create a new functional and very stylish product line.

Husque is the result of that effort, in which the remaining shells of macadamia nuts are milled into a fine powder, blended with polymer and formed into a wide array of household vessels dubbed with such quirky names as pinch (a flower vase), wax (a large platter) and gobble (a range of bowls).

Boasting a satin finish achieved via hand rubbed macadamia oil, each item in the collection is available in assorted sizes and arresting color combinations such as black, green, pink, yellow, orange, purple, red and blue.