TAWALA: Rose Pink Woven Storage Basket
Bring soft, rosy hues and natural woven texture to your interiors with our TAWALA vintage pink baskets, which come in two sizes. Hand woven from local sisal grass by a skilled craftswoman working within a small weaving group in rural Kenya, these pretty pink baskets make fabulous storage for jewellery, gloves and slippers, pens and pencils and craft materials - and can be used as both small and large planters for your house plants.
Once upon a time the weavers who produce these storage baskets would travel regularly to Nairobi to sell their wares, but The Basket Room now provides them with regular work. Completed baskets are then stored in purpose-built mud huts before being shipped to us. As demand increases, the collective continues to thrive and grow under the guidance of its inspiring Chairlady, Madam Dorcas Ndinda.
Basket production takes place primarily during the dry seasons, since most weavers are from farming communities who rely on subsistence farming and rainfall to sustain their families. To buy one of our woven baskets is to become a patron in our commitment to empowering women through trade.
Material: SISAL & BRANDED LEATHER TAB
Dimensions (approx):
S: 17-19cm DIA x 17-19cm H
M: 22-24cm DIA x 22-24cm H
L: 27-29cm DIA x 27-29cm H
If you need a specific size please let us know prior to placing your order.
Please note, as this is a handmade product, dimensions & colour may vary from those shown in the photographs.
HANDMADE IN KENYA
Our journey into sustainable style began in Kenya, and the lion’s share of our woven baskets are Kenyan-made. Whilst every region of Kenya boasts its own rich natural bounty, each cooperative we partner with offers expertise in its own unique form of basketry. Weaving, dyeing and grass-rolling techniques differ across the regions as much as basket shapes, patterns and structures. These precious crafts are woven through the generations within families - passed along continuous thread from mother to daughter - protecting and preserving an art form as old as man.
Vast and colourful, vibrant and bursting with natural beauty and style, our fair trade baskets are as eclectic as their homeland and its people. From sisal grass to doum palm, banana leaf fibres to palm leaf, each weaving cooperative works with what is locally available and only what can be sustainably sourced, to produce beautiful baskets which are 100% Kenyan made, and ethically produced. All cow hide bag tags, straps, and basket labels are made from leather sourced as a by-product of the food industry. Natural dyes come from pounded roots, bark and vegetables of the region, whilst all synthetic dyes are sustainably sourced.
From the Kamba tribe to the camel-herding Ariaal pastoralists of Northern Kenya, you can read more about the lives of the Kenyan weavers we work with - and the wonderful baskets they produce - below.
Meet The Artisans
Who Made Your Basket?
United KingdomTawala basket
We really love the baskets we purchased - vivid, eye catching colours and perfect storage sizes.
The Basket Room
Thank you for your review and sending the photo! The baskets look great on your bookshelf. Thanks for shopping with us at The Basket Room
