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Just as welcoming on casual summer evenings as in the winter. It’s handmade from water hyacinth – a plant that is harvested in tropical waterways to control its growth so it doesn’t clog the water flow.
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  • Every product is handmade and therefore unique.

    Please refer to packaging label for country of origin

    designer
    Sandra Kragnert
  • Product dimensions
    Diameter
    37 cm
    Packaging info
    package quantity
    1
    Diameter
    38 cm
    Height
    1 cm
    Net weight
    0.24 kg
    Volume
    1.1 l
    Weight
    0.24 kg
  • Care instructions
    Do not wash.
    Do not bleach.
    Do not tumble dry.
    Do not iron.
    Do not dryclean.
    Wipe clean with a damp cloth.
    Environment and materials
    Water hyacinth, Clear acrylic lacquer
  • SOARÉ placemat is popular with our customers and loved by the people who make it too, because of the impact it has on their lives. It’s woven from water hyacinth that grows in the Mekong River in Vietnam. Harvesting, drying and weaving the plant are important to the people living along the river’s bank. It keeps the waterway passable, it preserves handicraft tradition and it earns the weavers extra money that can pay for new opportunities, like schooling.
    Water hyacinth is a free-floating plant that spreads quickly in tropical waterways. When covering the surface completely, it blocks out sunlight which disrupts biodiversity. Also, local communities suffer as transportation routes are clogged. When harvested, biodiversity is restored and waterways are kept open. The plant itself becomes a resource too. The stalks make a flexible material that can be woven or braided into unique baskets, mats and other home furnishings.
    SOARÉ place mats are woven from water hyacinth, a beautiful and fast-growing plant. Harvesting, drying and weaving it keeps waterways free, preserves traditions and earns the weavers money that can pay for opportunities like schooling.

SOARÉ

place mat, water hyacinth, 37 cm

¥24.99

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