Seaweed Storage Basket with Lid, Herringbone Woven Box in Three Sizes

A long, low basket woven from flat strands of seaweed, with a lid that closes over whatever you put inside it and a cord loop that hooks over a small toggle to keep it shut. The shelf it sits on looks put away instead of full.

No plastic tub. No open tray gathering dust. No pile you have to look at every morning.

The lid is what turns a basket into storage

An open basket tidies things into one place and then leaves every one of them on show, so the charging cables, the spare razor blades and the odd socks are still the first thing you see on the shelf. Close a lid over the same things and the shelf goes quiet. That is the whole job, and a lot of the baskets sold at this size come without a lid at all.

This lid is a flat woven panel the same size as the top of the basket, and it is tied on along the back edge with two short twine ties. It swings up and back when you open it, and it stays attached, so there is never a loose lid sitting on the floor while you dig for something. At the front, a thin cord loop drops over a small brown toggle and holds the lid down, with no clasp or catch to fiddle with.

A herringbone weave you notice from across the room

The strands are flat ribbons of seaweed, each a few millimeters wide, laid on the diagonal and woven so that neighboring runs slope in opposite directions. Across every wall and over the lid they line up into neat horizontal rows of zigzags. Up close you can follow each strand as it passes over one neighbor and under the next, which is what gives the surface its depth.

The color is a warm golden honey, and it is not one flat shade. Each strand sits a little lighter or darker than its neighbor, the way woven plant fiber tends to, and the finish is matte with no varnish shine. The corners are softly rounded rather than sharp. There are no handles, so the sides stay clean and the basket sits flush against a wall or the next basket along.

Where people end up putting them

On a desk it swallows the chargers, the earbuds and the pens that never go back in a drawer. In a bathroom it holds the spare toiletries under a lid instead of in a crowded line along the shelf. On a wardrobe shelf the larger size takes folded T-shirts, scarves or a stack of socks.

The Small tends to suit a desk or a bedside table, while the Large works best for folded clothes. The lids are flat, so a smaller basket sits neatly on top of a larger one when shelf space is tight. Exact figures for all three are in the specifications.

Close the lid and the shelf looks like you meant it.

Specifications

Type: Lidded storage basket

Material: Seaweed

Weave: Herringbone, flat strands in horizontal zigzag rows

Color: Golden honey, with natural variation from strand to strand

Finish: Matte

Shape: Rectangular, with softly rounded corners

Lid: Flat woven lid, tied on along the back edge with two twine ties, opens upward

Closure: Cord loop over a toggle on the front

Handles: None

Sizes: Small, Medium, Large

Dimensions, small: 9.1 x 4.7 x 3.5 in (23 x 12 x 9 cm)

Dimensions, medium: 10.2 x 6.3 x 3.9 in (26 x 16 x 10 cm)

Dimensions, large: 11.4 x 7.5 x 4.7 in (29 x 19 x 12 cm)

Dimensions are given as length x depth x height

Use: Clothing, toiletries, desk accessories, small household items

Package Includes

1x Seaweed Storage Basket