Choosing Mother’s Day gifts can be tricky. Unlike birthdays and Christmas – where we might be more likely to ask for some hints – there’s more focus on delivering a surprise (and a good one at that) on Mother’s Day. Ta-daaa! Surprise her with a JIONI Dusky Pink Woven Basket, from £17 So, we’ve put together a beautiful gift guide of unique and thoughtful Mother’s Day gifts: modern heirlooms she will treasure for years to come, handmade largely by mothers themselves who weave as a means of supporting their families more sustainably. This Mother’s Day, choose gifts that give bac ..read more

“There is no better designer than nature.” - Alexander McQueen For many of us, the past couple of years has transformed our relationship with home forever and shown us a certain sense of peace that can be drawn from simply slowing down and embracing all things natural.  Organic forms - these baskets are inspired by plump gourds and garlic bulbs - synergise the interior with the outside world. Shop The Collection. Wanderlust has also increased our thirst for interior accents that nod to nomadic adventure, whilst our increased exposure to climate change and the pitfalls of mass consumerism ..read more

Whether you’re hitting up some festivals this summer or holidaying abroad, planning picnics and day trips or a spot of wild camping, there’s a basket for every summer escapade.  Even better, some of these top picks are currently in our summer sale! Upcycled Yarn Totes - perfect for beach days Image Credit:  @kaufdichgluecklich Picnics and Park Dates   WAA-A PICNIC BASKET Image Credit: @kitandco_ Our woven picnic basket is the ultimate al fresco accessory: roomy enough to hold a feast and sturdy enough to carry a few bottles, jars or tins. We’ve taken ours camping, too – t ..read more

It’s wedding season once more, and after two summers of postponements and cancellations we are seeing nuptials coming back with a BANG in 2022. Whether you’re planning or attending a big blowout wedding this year or a small and intimate affair with nearest and dearest, weddings in 2022 are going to feel like a particular triumph. Huge congratulations to everyone tying the knot this year! JIONI: Dusky Pink Colour Block Woven Basket from £ 16.00 Image: @blovedblog   In basket weaving as in love, two single threads are twined to form one strong bond. Now call us biased, but we can’t ..read more

Like sliding into a pair of espadrilles or putting on your trusty sunglasses, throwing a basket bag over your shoulder feels like a glorious rite of passage every year. And that time has come around once more: the summer season has officially begun, and after two interrupted summers and endless cancelled plans, we (and our basket bags) are back with a bang in 2022!   A woven tote makes any laidback daytime look instantly more chic, and a woven bucket bag is the ultimate accessory for summer weddings and parties, transforming effortlessly from crossbody to handheld with two clicks. These a ..read more

  KALI: Orange & Neon Pink Duo Colour Block Woven Basket £ 16.00 End of term and the summer holidays are looming, and class Whatsapp groups up and down the country are beginning to discuss thank you gifts for school teachers. For those heroic teachers who have navigated our children through another tricky year of the pandemic, we want to acknowledge their care and commitment with an end of term present that’s truly meaningful and useful, whether it’s a joint present or an individual gift from your family. Colour Block Baskets from £16 We’ve put together a gift guide that covers e ..read more

Join us on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th June from 10am - 4pm to shop our colourful clearance sale, full of discontinued lines, slightly imperfect baskets and wonky woven wonders all discounted by at least 50% off RRP. It's a treasure trove! Find us at: 9 Worcester Road Industrial Estate, Chipping Norton OX7 5XW⁠ We also have a display of unique upcycled woven totes, bucket bags and backpacks with 10% off online price. Our pop up is open weekdays too, Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm until further notice, so do pop in if you're in the area - we'd love to see you! Find us at: 9 Worcester Road Ind ..read more

Handwoven dog baskets from £130 - find them in our Father's Day gift guide Look no further for thoughtful and unique Father’s Day gifts – we can suggest something special for every father figure you want to honour this Sunday. Every piece in this collection is woven to last and crafted with care – true modern heirlooms they will love and use for years to come.   For the Plant Papa Plants in baskets make for a thoughtful and enduring Father's Day gift  Choose a striped woven planter to spruce up their bedside table or desk – smaller planters are perfect for collections of cacti ..read more

Models @astar.jpegs (L) and @kioksianto with UPINDE tote and JUA bucket Bag One week on from launching our new luxe summer bag collection and we have been blown away by the response to these beautiful bags. So much so that UPINDE, that fabulous rainbow tote, has just sold out! What is so wonderful about this is that we can now look into placing a second order with the weavers, brazier and leatherworkers to produce another small batch of this popular design. Stay tuned! We've made a short film showing some of the work that went into each bag in this collection,  after the weaving ..read more

  utopia /juːˈtəʊpɪə/ noun an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. “Like all utopias, the future was intimately linked to the hopes and fears of the present.”   Brand new for summer 2022, we are thrilled to bring you The Utopia Collection.  A hopeful project born out of the winter UK lockdown, these luxury Kenyan-made bucket bags, totes and crossbody bags were dreamed up by The Basket Room co-founder Camilla Sutton and British designer Hannah Harrison - whose previous clients include Lulu Guinness, Paul Smith and Jigsaw. Here we will tell you a l ..read more