




White Wicker Basket
Bénédicte Magnin-Robert
Chic handmade basket with leather handles, perfect for a trip to the farmer’s market or harvesting your own backyard plot! Fill it with a plant or those little odds and ends in search of a home–magazines, stuffed animals, dog toys–to add a natural touch to your home décor. Read more
$190.00
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Each basket is made one at a time, following the artist’s creative inspiration. Natural white willow branches are woven on a metal structure for solidity and style.
Careful attention is paid to the environment in the selection of materials. The handles are made of full grain taurillon leather that is vegetable tanned, without using harmful chemicals. The wicker is harvested from a small farm within 10 miles of the artist’s atelier.
Hand-made by Bénédicte Magnin-Robert in her atelier in the Haute-Marne, France.
Why we love this: The perfect mix of beauty and technique.
Created in: Velles, France
Materials & techniques: Hand woven white wicker with naturally tanned leather
Dimensions: Height 9.5” / 24 cm; Opening approximately 19.5” x 11” / 50 x 28 cm
Care instructions: Brush the wicker with a soft, slightly humid brush, being careful to dry it quickly. Nourish and waterproof the handles with leather cleaner and moisturizer.
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Reference code: BMRPOB
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Bénédicte Magnin-Robert
Fashion Weaver, Velles, FranceBénédicte Magnin-Robert turns basket weaving inside-out. To create her uniquely elegant woven handbags, she uses, not the core of the thin willow branches traditionally used in basket making, but rather the thin strips of outer bark. This unusual primary material is at once rich and textured, and extremely sophisticated. It...
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