Woven Seagrass Desk Basket

$39.99 USD

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Color Natural Seagrass

Open top, nothing to lift or unclip

Warmer on a desk than a plastic tray

Light enough to lift down one handed

An open seagrass basket for a desk or a shelf: small, light, and considerably warmer than the plastic tray it replaces. The open top is deliberate, because this is for the things you reach for constantly rather than the things you want hidden. It weighs almost nothing and still holds a desk worth of clutter.

Pens, notebooks, a phone and a charger, post that needs opening, remote controls, hair tools on a vanity: anything that gets picked up and put down several times a day belongs in something you do not have to open. Hand-woven seagrass gives it texture and a natural variation in tone, so a desk of screens and cables has one thing on it that is not manufactured-looking. Sit it on an open shelf and the contents read as arranged rather than dumped.

Because the weave is natural, colour and tension vary slightly between baskets, which is the material rather than a flaw. Keep it out of standing water, dust it with a dry brush, and it will hold its shape for years. It is light enough to lift down with one hand when you want to clear the desk properly. One on a desk and one on a shelf is a common way to buy them.

Material: hand-woven seagrass
Finish: natural
Open top for frequently used items
Suits a desk, shelf or vanity
Natural variation in weave and tone
Care: dust with a dry brush, keep away from standing water

Dimensions

Material: hand woven seagrass in a natural finish, with an open top. Undyed, so colour and weave tension vary between baskets. Light enough to lift down one handed. Care: dust with a dry brush, keep away from standing water.

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Open seagrass basket on a desk holding everyday items

Open, For The Things You Reach For

The open top is deliberate. This is for the things you pick up several times a day, pens, a phone and a charger, post that needs opening, remote controls, not the things you want hidden behind a lid.

Woven seagrass texture beside screens and cables

One Thing On The Desk That Is Not A Screen

Hand woven seagrass gives texture and a natural variation in tone, so a desk of screens and cables has one thing on it that does not look manufactured. It weighs almost nothing and still holds a desk worth of clutter.

Desk basket on a shelf with contents looking arranged

Contents That Read As Arranged

Sit it on an open shelf and what is inside reads as arranged rather than dumped. One on a desk and one on a shelf is a common way to buy them.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why no lid?

Because a lid is friction on things you use constantly. Anything you pick up and put down several times a day belongs in something you do not have to open. If you want the contents hidden, the lidded round basket is the one to take instead.

What does it actually hold?

Pens and notebooks, a phone and a charger, post that needs opening, remote controls, or hair tools on a vanity. Roughly a desk worth of the clutter that otherwise spreads across the whole surface.

Why does the colour vary between baskets?

The weave is natural and undyed, so colour and tension vary slightly from one to the next. That is the material rather than a flaw, and it is what gives a desk of manufactured things one object that is not.

Will it hold its shape?

For years, provided you keep it out of standing water. Seagrass is dry woven and stays firm; it is moisture rather than use that shortens its life.

How do I clean it?

Dust it with a dry brush. That is genuinely all, and it is light enough to lift down with one hand when you want to clear the desk properly.