• Seagrass Basket with Lid, Small
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Small Seagrass Basket with Lid

Small Seagrass Basket with Lid

$34.99 USD
$34.99 USD
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Color
The lid puts the clutter out of sight
Light enough to carry room to room
Undyed seagrass, no two quite alike

Hand-woven seagrass, 13 centimetres across, with a lid. Small enough for a vanity or a desk, and the lid is usually the reason people buy it: whatever is inside stops being visible, which is most of what tidying actually is. It suits the small, unphotogenic things that otherwise sit out in the open.

Seagrass is dry-woven rather than dyed, so the colour varies naturally from basket to basket and warms up a shelf of white ceramic or painted wood. It is light enough to carry room to room one-handed, which matters more than it sounds: a container you can move is a container you will actually use, whether that is skincare on a bathroom shelf, cables by a desk or snacks brought to a sofa. The proportions are small enough that it does not dominate whatever shelf it lands on.

The weave is done by hand, so expect small variations in tension and tone; that is the material rather than a fault. Keep it out of standing water and away from radiators, and dust it occasionally with a dry brush. Buy two if you have a pair of shelves, since the symmetry does a lot of work. At this size it also makes a lidded gift box the person keeps afterwards.

  • Material: hand-woven seagrass
  • Size: 13 x 13 x 9 cm
  • Fitted lid keeps clutter out of sight
  • Light enough to move room to room
  • Natural variation in weave and tone
  • Care: dust with a dry brush, keep away from water and heat

Dimensions

Size: 13 x 13 x 9 cm. Material: hand woven seagrass with a fitted lid. Dry woven rather than dyed, so tone and weave vary naturally between baskets. Care: dust with a dry brush, keep away from water and heat.

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Lidded seagrass basket keeping clutter out of sight

The Lid Is The Whole Point

Whatever is inside stops being visible, which is most of what tidying actually is. At 13 centimetres across it suits the small, unphotogenic things that otherwise sit out on a vanity or a desk.

Small seagrass basket carried one handed between rooms

Light Enough To Carry Room To Room

A container you can move is a container you will actually use, whether that is skincare on a bathroom shelf, cables by a desk or snacks brought to a sofa. It lifts one handed.

Two seagrass baskets paired on a shelf

Buy Two, Let The Symmetry Work

The proportions are small enough that one does not dominate a shelf, and a pair on matching shelves does a lot of work for very little. At this size it also makes a lidded gift box the person keeps afterwards.

Frequently Asked Questions

How big is it really?

13 centimetres across and 9 high, so genuinely small. It suits a vanity, a desk or a bedside table rather than a floor or a wardrobe. That restraint is why it does not dominate whatever shelf it lands on.

Why does the colour vary?

Seagrass is dry woven rather than dyed, so tone varies naturally from basket to basket. Small variations in weave tension come from it being made by hand. That is the material rather than a fault.

What should I keep in it?

Skincare on a bathroom shelf, cables by a desk, hair things, snacks you bring to a sofa. Anything small and unphotogenic that you want to stop looking at without moving it somewhere inconvenient.

Can I put it in a bathroom?

On a shelf or a vanity, yes. Keep it out of standing water and away from a radiator, since seagrass does not want either. A dry brush now and then is all the cleaning it needs.

One or two?

Two if you have a pair of shelves, because the symmetry does a lot of the work. One on its own still reads well, and at this size it also makes a lidded gift box the person keeps afterwards.