Round woven laundry basket – bulbous boho basket – natural plant basket – large water hyacinth storage basket (2 sizes) CITRA

Whether it's laundry, toys, or everyday items, the hand-woven Citra basket helps you effortlessly clear away chaos and adds a pleasant atmosphere to your rooms with the warm color of its natural material. Its bulbous, spacious shape with an artfully woven pattern makes it not only a practical helper, but also a decorative eye-catcher with handmade charm. Even houseplants can be beautifully presented in a boho style as a planter. Citra is available in two stackable sizes, giving you the flexibility to choose according to your needs. Thanks to the sturdy, integrated handles, you can easily carry the basket when needed, for example to bring laundry from the bedroom to the laundry room. The soft wickerwork protects floors and hands, yet remains robust and durable – perfect for everyday use. This basket represents sustainable quality: water hyacinth is an invasive plant in Indonesia, whose harvesting and use as weaving material contributes to maintaining the ecological balance. Each Citra basket is lovingly handcrafted on the island of Java, under fair working conditions and using traditional techniques. This not only gives you a unique, one-of-a-kind piece, but also supports responsible craftsmanship. Please also note our other offers - with us you will find many different baskets, home accessories and bags made from sustainable materials and fair production. ➤Citra at a glance: • Beautiful organization made easy: Whether it's laundry, toys, or everyday items, this spacious basket will effortlessly keep your home tidy. • Natural charm with a tropical flair: The warm color and artfully woven pattern give your home a relaxed, modern aesthetic. • Versatile: As a decorative element, stylish storage space, or plant pot. • Two stackable sizes: Choose the right size for your needs. Both versions can be easily stacked inside each other. • Robust & durable: Water hyacinth is extremely resilient and can withstand years of use without losing its shape or stability. • Sustainable & environmentally friendly: The material is an invasive plant in Indonesia. Processing it into basketry protects the local ecosystem. • Handcrafted quality: Woven on Java by skilled artisans using traditional techniques that bring authentic craftsmanship into your home. • Fair & responsibly produced: Manufactured under fair conditions with fair wages and long-term prospects for the artisans. • Lightning-fast shipping, lovingly plastic-free. Packaged ➤ Dimensions & Weight: M: 27/35x27 cm; 0.66 kg L: 39/45x30 cm; 1.02 kg (Diameter at the opening/widest point x height without handle) Our products are lovingly crafted, unique pieces. Due to hand manufacturing and natural variations in materials, they may vary slightly in size, color and shape. ➤Shipping: • Shipped with DHL from our warehouse in Germany, lovingly packaged in plastic-free packaging • Delivery time within the EU: 2-5 business days ➤ The sustainable main material: Water hyacinth Water hyacinth is a tropical plant that thrives in lakes and rivers. Originally from South America, it has spread to Southeast Asia, where it is considered an invasive weed. Due to its rapid growth, it forms dense carpets on the water surface that block light and reduce oxygen levels, endangering aquatic life. Therefore, the plants must be removed regularly. After harvesting, the leaves are cut off and the strong stems are dried in the sun for three to seven days. This creates an extremely sustainable and abundant raw material that is ideal for the production of our handmade wickerwork. ➤The Manufacturing Process: From Raw Material to Finished Basket For our Citra baskets, the experienced artisans at our production partners in the Indonesian province of Central Java carefully and delicately weave the water hyacinth strands around a custom-made wooden frame that precisely defines the desired shape and size of the basket. They use traditional techniques to create the decorative braided pattern. In total, the production of a basket takes about one to two hours. ➤Our production partners: Strictly selected according to fair trade criteria When selecting our local production partners, we attach importance to fair pay, safe working conditions and reasonable working hours. We work exclusively with small family businesses that have a maximum of 20 to 30 employees. They are exclusively adult and experienced artisans. Older people in particular, who can no longer work in agriculture, benefit from jobs in handicrafts, as they can use the skills they learned at an early age to earn money and pass on traditional manufacturing methods to the younger generation. They often told us how happy they were to be able to create something meaningful and earn a good living through this work. Since all work steps are carried out by hand, the production process hardly produces any greenhouse gas emissions. We ensure all of this through regular on-site visits and ongoing personal contact with the companies.