An oval rather than a rectangle, 15.25 inches across the long axis and 11.75 across the short, standing 13 inches tall. Thick twisted seagrass is woven over an iron frame, and the sturdy handle is what separates this from a basket that stays where it is put.
The form is sculptural and open, with no lid and no square corner to fold a magazine against. An oval also sits closer to a chair than a rectangle does, since the narrow end points into the room at 11.75 inches while the 15.25 inch axis runs along the wall. Thrown blankets drape over the rim instead of being stuffed down.
The fiber is twisted into rope before weaving, which leaves a raw, ridged surface rather than a smooth panel, and it resists the crushing that a thin weave takes from a stack of magazines. Underneath, the iron frame holds the oval and the seagrass is the skin. Tone and texture vary from piece to piece because the grass is cut and dried, not milled.
One sturdy handle turns a 13 inch basket into something that moves. Magazines live by the chair and get carried to the recycling in the same container, and a throw follows the person who wants it to the sofa. On an iron-framed body the handle has structure to attach to, which is where woven baskets with soft rims usually fail first.
Handwoven water hyacinth basket standing 17 inches tall, open at the top for blankets beside a sofa.
Seagrass stair basket shaped to sit across two steps, 16 inches deep, with two carrying handles.
