Wooden and vegetable tanned leather sculptural basket hand made from start to finish in the North West Highlands of Scotland.

Using skills learned from my time studying traditional clinker boatbuilding, I steam-bent oak to create sculptural forms before combining them with my signature handwoven leatherwork.

Locally-sourced Scottish Oak wood sits alongside Italian vegetable-tanned leather in a combination that I feel celebrates my heritage and culture, specific to the West Coast Highlands.

Làn is by far the most ambitious, labour intensive work I've ever created. Each of my wooden and leather baskets are one-offs, but no more than this piece which uses vintage plant based fibres in the stitching, carefully repaired strand by strand. A labour of much love.

She is made up of two shades of blue, both dyed with the same vegetable-tanned process, yet finished differently. One shade has been oiled to create a rich, bold, royal blue, while the other is left soft, supple, matte and lighter in shade. This pairing is offset with the off-white, linen tone of the stitching.

Làn: Scottish Gaelic. Adjective. 1. Full, fullness 2. Complete 3. Perfect 4. Wholly

Scottish Oak, Italian Vegetable Tanned Leather, Vintage Natural-Fibres hand-repaired with Cotton

Size: 55 × 48 × 35 cm

This bespoke piece is currently available to purchase. Please email: hello@iseabalhendry.com to submit your enquiry.