Alya wicker basket

“Alya” is our decorative woven basket series made from water hyacinth/banana leaf . The fast-growing natural material is used in many ways in Indonesia. Workers dry the leaves and roll them into long strips. This is the raw material for the basket weavers, who use it to create small works of art . Since these are handmade products made from a natural material , each basket is slightly different.

The robust natural baskets are flat at the bottom and therefore very stable . Equipped with two handles , they are easy to transport. For example, use “Alya” as a decorative laundry basket . Wrap the root ball of your plant in plastic film or place it in a plastic pot - you now have a flower pot that gives your covered terrace an Asian flair.

Water hyacinth is the name for a natural material that is obtained from the leaves of a floating leaf plant in South Asia and South America. The plant is welcome in its homeland as a natural water filter. However, due to their rapid growth, there is an oversupply that has found a new use: the dried stems are now used to make basketry and even furniture. Banana leaf is the name for a natural material that is obtained from the leaves of the banana plant in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The large leaves are traditionally used for cooking, serving and packaging food, as temple decorations and even as rain protection. When dried, it becomes a material for building houses and many household utensils.

Product details:

• Dimensions basket 3XL: diameter approx. 50 cm x height approx. 44 cm | Height with handle approx. 53 cm
• Dimensions basket 2XL: diameter approx. 46 cm x height approx. 43 cm | Height with handle approx. 51 cm
• Dimensions basket XL: diameter approx. 40 cm x height approx. 39 cm | Height with handle approx. 46 cm
• Dimensions basket L: diameter approx. 34 cm x height approx. 36 cm | Height with handle approx. 44 cm
• Dimensions of basket M: diameter approx. 30 cm x height approx. 30 cm | Height with handle approx. 36 cm
• Dimensions of basket S: diameter approx. 27 cm x height approx. 27 cm | Height with handle approx. 34 cm
• Dimensions of basket XS: diameter approx. 22 cm x height approx. 22 cm | Height with handle approx. 31 cm
• The set of 2 small includes the basket sizes XS and S
• The set of 2 medium includes the basket sizes M and L
• The set of 2 large includes the basket sizes XL and 2XL
• Material: water hyacinth/banana leaf
• Color: Natural Beige Brown
• Weight basket 3XL: approx. 2.8 kg
• Weight basket 2XL: approx. 2 kg
• Weight of basket XL: approx. 1.9 kg
• Weight basket L: approx. 1.2 kg
• Weight of basket M: approx. 0.9 kg
• Weight of basket S: approx. 0.7 kg
• Weight of basket XS: approx. 0.5 kg
• Manufacturing: traditional craftsmanship
• Origin: Indonesia

Please note: woven baskets made of natural material suffer from excessive moisture. Therefore they are not suitable for direct planting. Outdoors they should only be protected from the weather.

Note: All of our woven baskets and rattan baskets are handmade from natural materials, so variations in shape, color and size are possible and normal, and should not be considered errors.