This is an openwork basket made from willow, known in France as a “Bouyricou.”

Bouyricou is a willow basket that has long been made in the Périgord region of southwestern France.

It has been used in rural areas around Bergerac in southern Périgord, east of Bordeaux—an area well known for wine production—where it accompanied daily work in vineyards and orchards.

The makers are Karen and Corentin of L’Oseraie de l’île, who work in southwestern France.

This particular basket is one that Corentin especially excels at making, and it was also the basket that led him to pursue the path of basket making.

Here we introduce the Bouyricou basket in two sizes: S and L.

It can be used for harvesting vegetables and fruits,
and also works well indoors as a basket for keeping fruits or vegetables.

Though it is a traditional basket, Bouyricou does not feel old-fashioned even today.

It can be used as a tool basket when heading out for work in the fields,
and also as a harvest basket for vegetables and fruits.

Indoors, it also works well for storing everyday items.
Of course, it is also a beautiful basket to display on its own.

Bouyricou is a traditional French basket that can be used lightly and comfortably for shopping or going out.

We hope it will be used and enjoyed for many years as part of everyday life.

Please check the size and choose the one that suits you best.

Basketry Duo “L’Oseraie de l’île”
— From Traditional French Baskets to Contemporary Art —

L’Oseraie de l’île is a willow farm in southwestern France.

At this farm—whose name means “the willow grove of the island”—Karen and Corentin work together as a couple,
carrying out everything from growing willow to weaving baskets.

After studying at an art university, Karen encountered willow basket weaving during a training period in Ireland,
and later learned the craft at the National School of Willow Growing and Basketry in Fayl-Billot.

Meanwhile, Corentin visited makers of the traditional Périgord willow basket known as the “Bouyricou.”
Drawn strongly to its spiral structure, he chose to pursue basket making as his path.

Today, the two continue their work while cultivating around twenty varieties of willow themselves.

“Working together in the workshop and weaving willow at our own rhythm brings us joy,” they say.
From traditional basketry to works exhibited as contemporary art, the forms created by their hands are always striking.

We hope you enjoy the beauty of the willow curves they create—simple, yet full of movement.

For more about the two makers and how we first met them, please see our journal here.

An Encounter with Karen and Corentin

L’Oseraie de l’île — Baskets Born from the Willow Fields