Oval Bread Basket with Edging By Calaisio

The Oval Bread Basket with Edging will look elegant on any table. Great for casual or fine entertaining. Handwoven and handmade by artisans who work and live in the South Pacific, this basket is woven from a unique water wine, which only grow in the mountain jungles on remote islands in the South Pacific. All Calaisio products are durable, heat resistant and elegant.

All Calaisio products are hand made by artisans, who reside and work in remote villages in the South Pacific. The vines they use to construct Calaisio items – called “vignes d’eau” or water-vines – only grow in remote mountain jungles and are very difficult to reach and challenging to harvest. However, once reaped, the vines grow back quickly, leaving no damage in their native forests. At a mere 3 millimeters in diameter – barely one-fourth as thick as typical rattan – the water-vine takes 1-7 days to hand-weave into a finished desig