Designer Benjamin Hansen loves nuts and eats them all year round. He also often finds inspiration for his designs by reinterpreting familiar structures and shapes.
The Royal Guard’s colour blocks, sharp, angular lines and almost fairy-tale-like quality merged with the desire for a nutcracker that is not just a nutcracker.
Humour, colour and style
The eye-catching uniform adds touches of both humour and style.
From the oversized bearskin hat, down through the bright-red coat, to the blue trousers and shiny boots: the Royal Guard is at once a deeply rooted Danish symbol and a striking icon.
The response to the Royal Guard with the nutcracker in its belly has, in fact, been a mix of smiles at the whimsy of combining the classic royal guard with a nutcracker function, and admiring glances at its sleek design and eye-catching colours.
The Royal Guard is a true classic
With its minimalist and elegant design, the nutcracker can blend seamlessly into your home’s interior or stand proudly on its own as the centrepiece of the table.
The mechanism inside has the same structure as a corkscrew and gently cracks open all types of nuts without leaving shells or fragments scattered everywhere.
Benjamin Hansen himself cracks nuts with his Royal Guard all year round, but the nutcracker has become something of a Christmas classic all over Denmark.
The Royal Guard’s functional and aesthetic qualities make it the perfect gift: the consummate new classic.
Minimalist and practical design for everyday use
The nuts are cracked by turning the Royal Guard’s head – no effort needed at all.
In this way, the Royal Guard caters for both the elderly, who may no longer have the same strength in their fingers, and the youngest members of the family, who want to join in the fun of cracking nuts at Christmas time.
It’s a minimalist and practical design that puts everyday life at the heart of things.
