Square Basket 30×30 — Jute

Square corners waste less shelf than a round basket of the same width.

Material

Fibre: Jute (Corchorus olitorius)
Weave density: Medium — a firm weave with narrow gaps. Holds anything larger than a coin.
Woven by hand: Yes — handwoven. Small irregularities in the pattern are the mark of that.
Dyed: No. This is the fibre's own colour, which is why it varies between batches.

Tested load

6 kg

Static load, evenly distributed, standing on a flat shelf. Held for 24 hours.

This is a measured figure under one stated condition, not a rating and not a guarantee. A different condition gives a different result — read how we test.

How it changes

Initial shedding: Yes. Expect visible fibre dust for the first month or so, more if you move the piece often. It reduces but never reaches zero with jute.
Shade & texture: Batches vary by up to ±10 % in shade and ±5 % in size. Two of these bought a year apart will not match exactly. That is a property of the fibre, not a fault.
Shape under load: Loaded fibre takes a set. Empty it and give it a day or two and most of the shape returns. Left loaded above the tested figure, or left damp under load, the change can be permanent.
Smell when new: A dry sacking smell for the first one to two weeks. It fades with airing.

Where it can live

Damp rooms: Dry rooms only. In a bathroom or an unventilated room this fibre stays damp and can grow mould.
Cleaning: Vacuum on low suction or brush the dust out, then spot-clean with a barely damp cloth and dry at once. Not washable, not machine washable.
Heat and flame: Natural fibre burns. Keep it away from candles, hobs, heaters and fireplaces.

Keep away from open flame and heat

Natural fibre burns. Keep it away from candles, fireplaces, heaters, hobs and hot appliances. We make no flame-retardancy claim for any piece we sell.

Dimensions

Outer: 300 mm × 300 mm
Inner: 268 mm × 268 mm — this is the space you actually get. Measure what you want to put in it against this figure, not the outer one.
Height: 260 mm
Tolerance: ±5 % on every dimension. Hand-woven pieces are not machined.

Origin

Designed in: Denmark
Made in: Bangladesh

We list these separately on purpose. The design is Danish; the weaving is not, and we will not imply otherwise.

Also worth knowing

Jute sheds the most of the six fibres we work with. Expect visible fibre dust for the first month.

DKK 365inkl. 25 % moms (DKK 73 of the price)

Quantity

Delivery DKK 49, free over DKK 599. 2–5 working days in Denmark, 4–9 working days in the rest of the EU.
14 days to withdraw with a standard form, unused and in its original packaging.
2-year right of complaint under Danish sale of goods law. Batch shade variation and initial shedding are properties of the material and are not defects.

From our test bench