Basket weaving is a timeless craft, with its roots reaching deep into the annals of human history. Since civilization’s dawn, individuals have been ingeniously interlacing materials to construct baskets. At Mondoro, we pay homage to this ancient tradition by employing five fundamental materials for our basket weaving: bamboo, rattan, seagrass, water hyacinth, and faux rattan.…
The other day, I was at a small basket weaving factory where we are developing some products. As I watched these artisans weaving their baskets, I thought about why basket weaving is an essential small-scale industry and why it matters. Basket weaving is a small-scale industry that matters because it is one industry that women…