Bring natural elegance into your home with our handwoven Gandaria basket. The stylish combination of rich, natural brown banana fibre and striking white cotton accents adds a touch of coastal charm to any room. This square basket not only keeps things tidy but also creates a calm, welcoming atmosphere – perfect for enhancing your living space.
Available in two stackable sizes, the decorative basket offers the ideal solution for all your storage needs, whether for small items or larger belongings. It also makes a stunning planter. However, thanks to its flat, square shape, Gandaria is especially well-suited for shelves or narrow spaces.
Crafted from sturdy banana fibre, Gandaria is extremely durable, even with daily use, yet remains lightweight and flexible. The practical, reinforced handles make it easy to carry around, even when filled to the brim with laundry. Its loose weave allows natural airflow, making it perfect for storing textiles.
Our wall decors are meticulously handcrafted using traditional methods on the island of Java, Indonesia. We place great importance on fair wages and good working conditions. The use of high-quality natural materials and the skilled craftsmanship of our artisans emphasize the sustainability and quality of this product. This way, you can be confident in receiving an eco-friendly and long-lasting accessory for your home that helps to preserve cultural heritage in the form of beautiful handicrafts.
Also note our other listings – in our shop you will find many different baskets, home accessories and bags made from sustainable materials under fair production conditions.
➤ Our Gandaria storage basket at a glance
• Brings coastal elegance to your home: The trendy combination of natural banana fibre and white cotton stitching evokes a Mediterranean vibe, transforming your space into a calm, beach-inspired retreat • Declutter with style: No more scattered belongings – this basket provides a stylish solution to keep things organized, and its practical square shape fits perfectly into shelves or niches • Stackable: The two sizes can be neatly stacked when not in use, helping to keep your space tidy. • Practical handles: Easy-to-grip handles make carrying the basket around the house effortless, even when it's full • Lightweight yet sturdy: The basket's lightweight design makes it easy to move, while its durable materials ensure it can reliably handle heavier loads • Available in two sizes, 35 cm (M), or 45 cm (L) wide • 100% handmade and fair trade • Lightning-fast shipping, the packaging is plastic-free
➤ Dimensions & weight:
M: 35x35x25 cm; 0.98 kg L: 45x45x27 cm; 1.99 kg (length x width x height without handle)
Our products are artfully crafted individual pieces. They may vary slightly in size, color and shape due to the production by hand and natural variations in materials.
➤ Shipping:
• We are shipping with DHL from our warehouse in Germany, the packaging is plastic-free • The delivery time within the EU is only 2 to 5 working days
➤ The sustainable main material: Banana fibre
Banana fibre is a natural, untreated plant fibre that feels wonderfully natural. This abundant, renewable raw material comes from banana trees, which are widely cultivated in Indonesia. Its fibrous bark detaches from the trunk as it grows, is then collected and dried under the sun for around a week, creating the intense brown colour naturally. The individual strips are then rolled into the characteristic, approximately 6 mm thick strands, which are processed into traditional basketry by our production partners in Java.
Other materials: cotton, nylon thread
➤ Our production partners: Selected according to fair trade criteria
This basket is handmade in Java, Indonesia.
When selecting our local production partners, we emphasise fair payment, 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 all experienced craftspeople of legal age. Older people in particular, who can no longer work in agriculture, benefit from jobs in handicrafts, allowing them to use the skills they have learnt from an early age to earn money and pass on traditional production methods to the younger generation. They have often told us how happy they are to be able to create something meaningful with this work and earn a good living. As all work steps are carried out by hand, the production process generates hardly any greenhouse gas emissions. We ensure all of this through regular on-site visits and ongoing personal contact with the companies.
➤ The production process: From raw material to finished basket
For our baskets, skilled artisans at our production partners in the Indonesian province of Central Java carefully and meticulously weave banana fiber strands around a specially crafted wooden frame that defines the exact shape and size of the basket. To ensure a stable and durable structure, the banana fiber is secured with transparent nylon threads. On average, it takes about two hours to complete each basket.
