One of a Kind!
Whether it is a basket-weave bag on the beach or your grandma’s chair rocking on the porch, there is something about rattan that goes hand in hand with summer. Made in the craft villages just outside Hanoi, these woven rattan baskets were first designed for the French market in the late 1900s. Today their water-resistant design and rich patina makes them ideal as storage boxes, ready to be filled with summer treasures.
Harvested one machete chop at a time, the process of rattan weaving has been honed over the centuries by Vietnam’s artisans. First the rattan is stripped of its thorny outer layer and the core is soaked in water. T... Read More
Harvested one machete chop at a time, the process of rattan weaving has been honed over the centuries by Vietnam’s artisans. First the rattan is stripped of its thorny outer layer and the core is soaked in water. The rattan is then smoked for a few days and left out in the hot sun, before it is pliable and dry enough to be woven. Once the basket is ready it is then smoked above the household hearth for a year, making it resistant to both breakage and bugs. Read Less
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