Baskets

Weaving together timeless Nordic design and traditional Kenyan handcraft, this extra-large basket is perfect for storing just about anything - use it as a toy basket, a laundry basket or even to store sleeping bags and life vests on a boat. The extra-large baskets are also excellent to store your bedspread during the night. Each unique item is the work of hands and hearts: beautiful, extremely durable and easy to keep clean.

Material:

Sisal and recycled/upcycled plastic with short leather handles.

Mifuko is a certified member of the World Fair Trade organization and each of the baskets is signed by the artisan who made it.

About Kiondo:

In Swahili, kiondo means basket.

Kiondo baskets - and bags - are a Kenyan tradition, woven with a special traditional technique. Each piece is handmade by skilled women in rural villages - our Team Kenya. Their knowledge of weaving has been passed down from generation to generation. 

The core idea behind Mifuko is in its name: in Swahili, ‘mifuko’ means pocket. With Mifuko, everyone is left with something valuable in their pocket. For the artisans in Kenya, it’s fair pay, empowerment, and less dependence on unpredictable farming as a source of income.

For Mifuko customers (that’s you!), it’s a unique piece that weaves together classic Nordic design, traditional Kenyan handcraft, and the story of a strong, independent woman whose signature you can find on the label.

Materials used:

All Mifuko products are handmade and unique as well as very eco-friendly, achieved by using locally sourced natural fibres, paper, wood, leather and either recycled or upcycled plastic in their products.

Weaving together timeless Nordic design and traditional Kenyan handcraft small baskets are perfect for storing just about anything - use them as a bread basket, bathroom basket or kitchen utensil basket. Each unique item is the work of hands and hearts: beautiful, extremely durable and easy to keep clean.

Material:

Paper and sisal.

Mifuko is a certified member of the World Fair Trade organization and each of the baskets is signed by the artisan who made it.

About Kiondo:

In Swahili, kiondo means basket.

Kiondo baskets - and bags - are a Kenyan tradition, woven with a special traditional technique. Each piece is handmade by skilled women in rural villages - our Team Kenya. Their knowledge of weaving has been passed down from generation to generation. 

The core idea behind Mifuko is in its name: in Swahili, ‘mifuko’ means pocket. With Mifuko, everyone is left with something valuable in their pocket. For the artisans in Kenya, it’s fair pay, empowerment, and less dependence on unpredictable farming as a source of income.

For Mifuko customers (that’s you!), it’s a unique piece that weaves together classic Nordic design, traditional Kenyan handcraft, and the story of a strong, independent woman whose signature you can find on the label.

Materials used:

All Mifuko products are handmade and unique as well as very eco-friendly, achieved by using locally sourced natural fibres, paper, wood, leather and either recycled or upcycled plastic in their products.

Weaving together timeless Nordic design and traditional Kenyan handcraft small baskets are perfect for storing just about anything - use them as a bread basket, bathroom basket or kitchen utensil basket. Each unique item is the work of hands and hearts: beautiful, extremely durable and easy to keep clean.

Material:

Sisal and recycled plastic.

Mifuko is a certified member of the World Fair Trade organization and each of the baskets is signed by the artisan who made it.

About Kiondo:

In Swahili, kiondo means basket.

Kiondo baskets - and bags - are a Kenyan tradition, woven with a special traditional technique. Each piece is handmade by skilled women in rural villages - our Team Kenya. Their knowledge of weaving has been passed down from generation to generation. 

The core idea behind Mifuko is in its name: in Swahili, ‘mifuko’ means pocket. With Mifuko, everyone is left with something valuable in their pocket. For the artisans in Kenya, it’s fair pay, empowerment, and less dependence on unpredictable farming as a source of income.

For Mifuko customers (that’s you!), it’s a unique piece that weaves together classic Nordic design, traditional Kenyan handcraft, and the story of a strong, independent woman whose signature you can find on the label.

Materials used:

All Mifuko products are handmade and unique as well as very eco-friendly, achieved by using locally sourced natural fibres, paper, wood, leather and either recycled or upcycled plastic in their products.

Weaving together timeless Nordic design and traditional Kenyan handcraft small baskets are perfect for storing just about anything - use them as a bread basket, bathroom basket or kitchen utensil basket. Each unique item is the work of hands and hearts: beautiful, extremely durable and easy to keep clean.

Material:

Sisal and recycled plastic.

Mifuko is a certified member of the World Fair Trade organization and each of the baskets is signed by the artisan who made it.

About Kiondo:

In Swahili, kiondo means basket.

Kiondo baskets - and bags - are a Kenyan tradition, woven with a special traditional technique. Each piece is handmade by skilled women in rural villages - our Team Kenya. Their knowledge of weaving has been passed down from generation to generation. 

The core idea behind Mifuko is in its name: in Swahili, ‘mifuko’ means pocket. With Mifuko, everyone is left with something valuable in their pocket. For the artisans in Kenya, it’s fair pay, empowerment, and less dependence on unpredictable farming as a source of income.

For Mifuko customers (that’s you!), it’s a unique piece that weaves together classic Nordic design, traditional Kenyan handcraft, and the story of a strong, independent woman whose signature you can find on the label.

Materials used:

All Mifuko products are handmade and unique as well as very eco-friendly, achieved by using locally sourced natural fibres, paper, wood, leather and either recycled or upcycled plastic in their products.

Weaving together timeless Nordic design and traditional Kenyan handcraft small baskets are perfect for storing just about anything - use them as a bread basket, bathroom basket or kitchen utensil basket. Each unique item is the work of hands and hearts: beautiful, extremely durable and easy to keep clean.

Made from Sisal and recycled plastic with short leather handles.

Mifuko is a certified member of the World Fair Trade organization and each of our bags is signed by the artisan who made it.

Kiondo:

In Swahili, kiondo means basket.

Kiondo baskets - and bags - are a Kenyan tradition, woven with a special traditional technique. Each piece is handmade by skilled women in rural villages - our Team Kenya. Their knowledge of weaving has been passed down from generation to generation. 

Mifuko:

The core idea behind Mifuko is in its name: in Swahili, ‘mifuko’ means pocket. With Mifuko, everyone is left with something valuable in their pocket. For the artisans in Kenya, it’s fair pay, empowerment, and less dependence on unpredictable farming as a source of income.

For Mifuko customers (that’s you!), it’s a unique piece that weaves together classic Nordic design, traditional Kenyan handcraft, and the story of a strong, independent woman whose signature you can find on the label.

All the products are handmade and unique as well as very eco-friendly, achieved by using locally sourced natural fibres, paper, wood, leather and either recycled or upcycled plastic in our products.

Reed Box Basket is handwoven in Morocco by skilled artisans, using locally sourced reeds and finished with sturdy and robust sisal handles. Its compact boxy shape is ideally sized to hold all your essentials.

Neat and easily transportable, this super cute new shape is set to become our favorite basket bag for summer.

• Ethically Handmade in Morocco
• Woven Reed
• Size / H31 cm x W23 cm x D15 cm