Gabo Basket Tray
Gabo Basket Tray
***This item will ship out on the second week of December.***
Our popular fruit bowls and basket trays return in new designs and color palettes. These colorful baskets are sure to impress and serve as a delightful addition to table settings, shelves, and counter space.
The Gabo Basket Tray combines bold and classic colors together giving it a seasonless look. Made with sturdy and sustainable fique fibers, this basket tray is meant to hold an abundance of whatever brings you joy. Mix and match this with Zuahaza's line of baskets for a magical spread of patterns, shapes, and colors.
Affectionately called "Gabo," for Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who lived and worked in Cartagena, was one of Colombia´s most prominent writers and a winner of the nobel prize for literature. He is known for his world-famous "magical realism" novels, like One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) and Love in the Time of Cholera (1985).
Product Details:
Colors: Salmon Pink, Navy Blue, Crocodile Green, Natural -
Dimensions: 36 x 6 cm / 14" x 2.3"
Materials: 100% natural un-dyed and dyed fique from Colombia
Handmade by an artisan cooperative in the town of Guacamayas, Boyacá, Colombia
*Natural variations in size my occur
THE CARTAGENA COLLECTION INSPIRATION
Cartagena is a Caribbean city along the northern coast of Colombia known for its preservation of cultural heritage. A place where people enjoy walking the colorful streets, drinking juices made from fresh fruits, and dancing to the cumbia rhythms of this Afro-Colombian gem.
This collection was inspired by and is dedicated to Cartagena’s culture and people. To the Afro-Colombians who are authors of Cartagena’s contagious rhythms and flavors. To the ancestors and descendents of the land who to this day tend to its natural beauty. To the modern citizen who values Colombian history, handmade craft, and heirlooms.
Our signature baskets are made from fique, a sustainable and natural fiber grown locally in Colombia, resembling sisal or jute fibers. The baskets are carefully handcrafted one by one, taking days and even up to weeks to complete. Artisans use a hand-coiling technique until a full vessel is formed. Designed to reveal the beautiful natural shades of fique, and emulate soothing neutrals found throughout Cartagena is Zuahaza’s new non-dyed and completely organic basket line. As a salute to the pastels and vibrant backdrop of Cartagena architecture, we incorporated salmon pinks, olive greens, and navy blues to this collection’s colorful set of baskets.
