basket | plant basket | Decorative basket BHINNEKA two-tone made of seagrass (3 sizes)

•14 (S), 17 (M) or   19 (L) cm diameter, 14 (S), 17 (M) or   19 (L) cm high • Made from stable, sustainable banana fiber with seaweed • perfect as a planter or as a storage basket for smaller items • lovingly packaged plastic-free • 100% handmade and fair trade The Bhinneka basket is available in three different sizes and two different material combinations.   The two-tone version made of seagrass (top) and banana fiber (bottom) has an extraordinary look that immediately catches the eye and will definitely stand out in your home.    Bhinneka is particularly suitable as a plant basket for houseplants or as a waste paper basket.   You can also use it as a container for pens, brushes or kitchen utensils.    Bhinneka is also available in one color. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------- Mass weight: (height x diameter) S: 14x14cm; 0.19kg M: 17x17cm; 0.24kg L: 19x19cm; 0.29kg Our products are artfully crafted unique pieces.   Due to hand manufacturing and natural variations in materials, they may vary slightly in size, color and shape. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------- Main materials: seagrass, banana fiber Our baskets are made from plant fibers.   They therefore smell and feel wonderfully natural.    What basket makers usually call “seagrass” is actually not an (under)water plant, but a small, palm-like plant that is widespread on sandy beaches in the tropics of Asia.   The leaves of plants often cultivated by humans are separated, cut into strips, dried and then further processed by hand.    Banana fiber is the fibers of the layered trunks of agriculturally used banana trees.   The intense brown color occurs naturally when the fibers are dried under the sun for about a week.   The individual strips are then rolled into the characteristic, approximately 6 mm thick strands.   Only old, dying banana trees are used for this material.   This gives these crops a second life as a dimensionally stable and robust starting material for many handmade baskets here at Soeji. 
 Other material: nylon thread -------------------------------------------------- ------------------- Place of production: This basket is handmade in Java, Indonesia.   When selecting our local producers, we value fair pay and good working conditions.   Only adult and experienced artisans work in the companies from which we purchase our goods.   No harmful chemicals are used during production.   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.