Rugged, stylish and green. This basket and bucket are made from recycled rubber tires - a seriously good looking reuse of utilitarian material. The shape of these two oversized vessels is what really elevates them to something special - slightly exotic and surprisingly elegant. We agree with the photo stylist that these are perfect for firewood...
...but think they would be equally great for large plants or the mother of all yarn stashes.
From le souk, for €19.95 (bucket) and €23.95 and (basket) .
International shipping is available, but obviously isn't the greenest option - has anyone seen these (or something similar) available closer to home?
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Comments (7)
Imagine the smell... Let's hope they've performed some sort of remediation.
Is it a good idea to keep rubber tire material near a fireplace? (If, indeed, that is firewood, not just decorative wood). Yay for the 3Rs, Nay for potentially toxic fumes.
This is exactly what I've been looking for to hold our dog's toys. Haven't found anything online in the U.S. Anyone else?
It's surprisingly difficult to find a modern, stylish container like this. Almost everything is woven wicker/raffia/whatever.
The Conran shop has them:
http://www.conranusa.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=9681&cid=OLPlanters&language=en-US
http://www.conranusa.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=4941&cid=Gardeners&language=en-US
http://www.conranusa.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=10129&cid=OLPlanters&language=en-US
I should have specified, I'm looking for the basket shape. I did see Conran's product, but my dog could never get her toys out of that deep container.
Acacia has this:
http://acaciacatalog.com/product.asp?splid=SPLID01&pn=51110&sid=FROOGLE&EID=FR51110&bhcd2=1204246464
Oh wow, thank you swanroad. Still looking for a dog toy holder, and I think that would work.