{"title":"Sisal Storage Baskets","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOur handwoven sisal storage basket collection is made in the Machakos highlands of Kenya, where sisal basketry has been a craft tradition for generations. Each basket is woven by hand using natural sisal fiber — a stiff, plant-based material that gives the basket its structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBuilt for everyday storage use. No two pieces are identical, as small variations in pattern and texture are natural to handwoven craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eEvery piece is sourced directly from artisan cooperatives in the Machakos highlands.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rust-and-natural-countertop-basket","title":"Rust and Natural Countertop Basket","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Rust and Natural Countertop\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is sisal closest to what it actually is — the natural cream of the fiber, undyed, the color the Machakos earth produces before anyone intervenes. The basket lets the material speak first.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThen at the base and on the handles, a rich earthy brown. Not rust exactly — deeper than that, closer to the color of dark soil after rain, or bark on an old tree. It grounds the cream above it the way earth grounds everything that grows out of it. The relationship between the two colors is not decorative. It is ecological.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe simplest color story in the storage range. Also the most coherent.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCountertop sizing — 10\" x 5\". The basket that belongs in a kitchen, on a shelf, on a desk — anywhere that benefits from something that looks like it grew there rather than arrived in packaging.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWipe clean with a damp cloth. Keep from prolonged moisture. Each basket is unique — natural undyed sisal varies in tone from harvest to harvest, so the cream will shift slightly between pieces in a way no dyed color can replicate.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e10\" x 5\" — Hand-dyed sisal — Handmade in Machakos, Kenya.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Afrogaze","offers":[{"title":"10\" x 5\" (25.4 cm x 12.7 cm)","offer_id":52571355119882,"sku":null,"price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1621\/6330\/files\/African-Basket-Airi-Handmade-Storage-6.webp?v=1758985389"},{"product_id":"sand-and-monochrome-countertop-basket","title":"Sand and Monochrome Countertop Basket","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Sand and Monochrome Countertop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA warm brown body — earthy, settled, the color of Machakos soil in dry season. Then the handles arrive and do something unexpected. White and black sisal wound together in a spiral, so the two colors twist around each other all the way up. Not striped, not alternating — spiraled, which is a different kind of making entirely and produces a handle that looks like it belongs on a more complicated object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe contrast between the two parts is the whole point. The body is simple and warm. The handles are graphic and precise. Together they make a basket that rewards a second look — you see the brown first and then you notice what's holding it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eCountertop sizing — 10\" x 5\". The basket that earns its place on a surface rather than just occupying it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWipe clean with a damp cloth. Keep from prolonged moisture. Each basket is unique — the spiral on the handles will wind at its own pace in every piece, because the tension in a hand-twisted spiral is never mechanically identical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e10\" x 5\" — Hand-dyed sisal — Handmade in Machakos, Kenya.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Afrogaze","offers":[{"title":"10\" x 5\" (25.4 cm x 12.7 cm)","offer_id":52571356004618,"sku":null,"price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1621\/6330\/files\/African-Basket-Airi-Handmade-Storage-7.webp?v=1758985391"},{"product_id":"mustard-textured-storage-basket","title":"Mustard Textured Storage Basket","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Mustard Textured Storage Basket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eMustard — warm, deep, the color of the Machakos highlands in dry season when the grass has given everything to the sun. At 12\" x 12\" it carries that color with enough presence to change a corner of a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe texture is not incidental. This is a raised weave — the surface has dimension you can feel before you fully see it, built into the structure rather than added afterward. It catches light differently at different times of day, which means the basket is not quite the same object in the morning as it is in the afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe shape is worth noting. Where most storage baskets are straight-sided, this one tapers — wider at the rim, narrowing toward the base, the silhouette of something that grew rather than something that was manufactured. It stores blankets, toys, the usual things. It also holds a plant, for the room that wants both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWipe clean with a damp cloth. Keep from prolonged moisture. Each basket is unique — mustard dye absorbs with natural variation across sisal fibers, and the raised texture means the surface will read slightly differently in every piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e12\" x 12\" — Hand-dyed sisal — Handmade in Machakos, Kenya.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Afrogaze","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51806860378378,"sku":null,"price":57.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1621\/6330\/files\/African-Basket-Airi-Handmade-Storage-4.webp?v=1758985392"},{"product_id":"monochrome-countertop-basket","title":"Monochrome Countertop Basket","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Monochrome Countertop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBlack and white sisal woven together across the entire surface — not striped, not sectioned, but mixed throughout the weave so the two colors create a monochrome texture that shifts and moves depending on where the light hits it. The same principle as the Nirai's middle section, applied to the whole basket. Grey that was never dyed grey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThen orange handles. The only color in an otherwise achromatic object, sitting on the rim like a decision that knew exactly what it was doing. Against the black and white surface the orange doesn't just contrast — it ignites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eCountertop sizing — 10\" x 5\". The basket that lives on the kitchen counter, the desk, the bathroom shelf. Shallow enough to see what's inside, structured enough to keep it there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWipe clean with a damp cloth. Keep from prolonged moisture. Each basket is unique — the distribution of black and white fibers throughout the weave will form its own pattern in every piece, so no two surfaces will read the same way in the same light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e10\" x 5\" — Hand-dyed sisal — Handmade in Machakos, Kenya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Afrogaze","offers":[{"title":"10\" x 5\" (25.4 cm x 12.7 cm)","offer_id":52571354497290,"sku":null,"price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1621\/6330\/files\/African-Basket-Airi-Handmade-Storage-8.webp?v=1758985393"},{"product_id":"sand-checkered-storage-basket","title":"Sand Checkered Storage Basket","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Sand Checkered Storage Basket is a beautifully handwoven piece crafted by an all-women weaving collective in rural Kenya. Using sisal fibers sourced from small-scale women farmers in the Machakos region, each basket is carefully created through traditional methods—decortication, hand-dyeing, sun-drying, and weaving—all done by hand. This versatile storage basket features a distinctive checkered pattern that adds visual interest and natural texture to any space while supporting the preservation of a valuable cultural craft. Your purchase helps sustain the livelihoods of skilled women artisans and keeps this rich tradition alive amid changing times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e:100% Hand-dyed using low-impact fibre reactive dyes, 100% sun-dried, 100% Hand-woven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003e 12\" x 12\" (30 cm x 30 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Afrogaze","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51806860443914,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1621\/6330\/files\/African-Basket-Airi-Handmade-Storage-5.webp?v=1758985394"},{"product_id":"cobalt-and-natural-entryway-catchall-basket","title":"Cobalt and Natural Entryway Catchall Basket","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Cobalt and Natural Catchall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis basket starts with sisal in its natural state — undyed, the color the fiber comes out of the Machakos earth. Then at the top half, cobalt enters the weave. Not as a separate section, not as a stripe, but woven directly into the natural sisal so the two fibers share the same structure. The pattern that emerges is not drawn on. It is the weave itself, made visible by the contrast between what was dyed and what was left alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eNatural below, cobalt and natural together above. The basket doesn't change color so much as it gains complexity as it rises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eEntryway sizing — 10\" x 5\". The right scale for keys, mail, the small things that need somewhere to land when you walk through the door. Shallow enough that nothing gets lost at the bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWipe clean with a damp cloth. Keep from prolonged moisture. Each basket is unique — the pattern formed by cobalt and natural sisal woven together will shift in every piece, because the intersection of the two fibers is never exactly the same twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e10\" x 5\" — Hand-dyed sisal — Handmade in Machakos, Kenya.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Afrogaze","offers":[{"title":"10\" x 5\" (25.4 cm x 12.7 cm)","offer_id":51818040459530,"sku":null,"price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1621\/6330\/files\/Cobalt-and-Natural-Entryway-Catchall-Basket-Afrogaze-storage-basket.webp?v=1771282756"},{"product_id":"rust-and-monochrome-floor-storage-basket","title":"Rust and Monochrome Floor Storage Basket","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Rust and Monochrome Floor Basket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Sand and Rust floor basket's twin — same scale, same weight, same hands that made it, same floor it's built to live on. The difference is in the color and the handles, and the difference is enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWhere that basket is warm sand with orange handles, this one runs deeper. The body is rust — burnt, concentrated, the color of Machakos earth at its most intense. And the handles are monochrome, black and white wound together, the same cool graphic logic that appears on the Sand and Monochrome Countertop basket. Warm body, cool handles. The contrast is quieter than the orange but more considered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e12\" x 12\". Holds blankets, firewood, the things a room needs within reach. Sisal at this scale carries weight without complaint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWipe clean with a damp cloth. Keep from prolonged moisture. Each basket is unique — at this scale the natural variation in the sisal and the weave is more visible than in smaller pieces. The slight irregularities in the surface are the record of how it was made, and at floor basket scale they give the object a presence that a perfect surface never could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e12\" x 12\" — Hand-dyed sisal — Handmade in Machakos, Kenya.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Afrogaze","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51806860509450,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1621\/6330\/files\/African-Basket-Airi-Handmade-Storage-9.webp?v=1758985395"},{"product_id":"navy-and-natural-entryway-catchall-basket","title":"Navy and Natural Entryway Catchall Basket","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Navy and Natural Catchall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDeep navy through most of the body — the kind of blue that reads as almost black in low light and opens up in daylight. Then at the top, the weave changes. Navy and white woven into a grid, the two colors crossing each other at regular intervals until the surface becomes a pattern that the basket built for itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe grid isn't printed. It's structural — two differently dyed fibers following the geometry of the weave, meeting at every intersection, creating a border that marks where the basket becomes something more considered than a single color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eNavy below, grid above. The transition is the detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSame footprint as the Cobalt and Natural — 10\" x 5\", entryway sizing. The right depth for the things that need a place without needing to be put away. Keys, mail, the small daily accumulation of a life being lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWipe clean with a damp cloth. Keep from prolonged moisture. Each basket is unique — the grid where navy meets white will space itself slightly differently in every piece, because the intervals are counted by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e10\" x 5\" — Hand-dyed sisal — Handmade in Machakos, Kenya.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Afrogaze","offers":[{"title":"10\" x 5\" (25.4 cm x 12.7 cm)","offer_id":51818017685770,"sku":null,"price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1621\/6330\/files\/Navy-and-Natural-Entryway-Catchall-Basket-Afrogaze-storage-basket.webp?v=1771283207"},{"product_id":"sand-and-rust-floor-storage-basket","title":"Sand and Rust Floor Storage Basket","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Sand and Rust Floor Basket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis is the basket that lives on the floor. Big enough to mean it — 12\" x 12\", the kind of scale that holds blankets, firewood, the things a room needs within reach but not on display. Sisal woven tight enough to carry that weight without losing its shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe color is warm and earthy, somewhere between sand and the Machakos soil it came from. Orange handles sit on the rim — the same warm logic as the body, turned up slightly, functional and considered at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe slight irregularities in the weave surface, the places where the tension shifted by a fraction, the evidence of hands rather than machinery. These are not flaws. They are the record of how this was made — and on a floor basket, at this scale, they give the object a presence that a perfect surface never could. Something that looks like it was made by a person feels different in a room than something that doesn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWipe clean with a damp cloth. Keep from prolonged moisture. Each basket is unique — at this size, the natural variation in both the sisal and the weave will be more visible than in smaller pieces, which makes every floor basket its own object rather than a unit in a set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e12\" x 12\" — Hand-dyed sisal — Handmade in Machakos, Kenya.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Afrogaze","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51806860738826,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1621\/6330\/files\/African-Basket-Airi-Handmade-Storage-3.webp?v=1758985402"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1621\/6330\/collections\/Sand_and_Monochrome_Countertop_Basket-afrogaze_storage_sisal_basket.webp?v=1771283870","url":"https:\/\/www.afrogaze.com\/en-eu\/collections\/storage-baskets.oembed","provider":"Afrogaze ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}