Ambi is both a basket and a dish, depending on which way you turn it. Used one way, it takes the form of a podium that lifts the contents up. If you turn it the other way, it becomes a basket that holds more. Vegetables and fruit that should not be close together can easily be distributed on each side of the basket – or fill it to the brim with freshly baked rolls for weekend breakfast. Ambi is plaited by hand from straw and palm leaves and is a nice decoration detail even when it is not in use.

Esra are conical storage baskets with lids, handmade from straw and palm leaves.The lid has a characteristic hole in the middle which makes it easy to lift off. Esra is available in a total of six different sizes, fits in all rooms of the house, and is perfect for both toys and knitting, mittens and hats, or towels. Esra has a strict design language that contrasts the soft use of materials in an exciting way. The storage baskets can be purchased individually or as a set in various sizes, they can be stacked or stand alone.

Kristine Bjaadal has a master’s degree in design, and runs her own design studio in Oslo. Her approach to design has a poetic touch, and she often combines the functional with the sculptural. Bjaadal’s work has received a lot of attention in the national and international design press.

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All photos: Inger Marie Grini
Styling: Kristine Bjaadal
Architect: Harald Lode