Through Art to Handcrafted

Design: Basketry
Nehar Agnihotri

Context: Storage

A basket is a container that is traditionally constructed from

stiff fibres and can be made from a range of materials, including
wood splints, runners, and cane. While most baskets are made
from plant materials, other materials such as horsehair, baleen,
or metal wire can be used. Baskets are generally woven by
hand. Some baskets are fitted with a lid, while others are left
open on top.
Baskets serve utilitarian as well as aesthetic purposes. Some
baskets are ceremonial, that is religious, in nature. While
baskets are usually used for harvesting, storage and transport,
specialized baskets are used as sieves for a variety of purposes,
including cooking, processing seeds or grains, tossing gambling
pieces, rattles, fans, fish traps, and laundry.
Strapping, also known as bundling and banding, is the process
of applying a strap to an item to combine, stabilize, hold,
reinforce, or fasten it. The strap may also be referred to
as strapping. Strapping is most commonly used in the packaging
industry.
 Square plating
Type of simple plating with balanced horizontal and vertical elements. Often results in
open work because of stiffness of the material. Often used for the base or walls of the
basket. Variations formed by changing the width of the horizontal or vertical
components.
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Open strapping baskets made from woven plastic strapping are ideal for sorting laundry. With integral handles they
are just the thing for carrying laundry loads back and forth from the laundry room or to store folded linen and towels.
With endless applications, these baskets are so versatile - from food to wet washing or for odds and ends on a shelf, they
are used for the bathroom, kitchen shelves or in the bedroom.