Mandenmakerij De Mythe

Mandenmakerij De Mythe is a small Dutch artisan basket-weaving workshop based in Zuidschermer, Netherlands. Run by Jan de Vos and José Schilder, the workshop began making baskets in the late 1980s and has been a full-time livelihood since 2000. The name 'De Mythe' (The Myth) is used playfully by the owners, who describe their business as 'a myth'. The workshop weaves baskets from willow twigs, some of which they cultivate themselves. Their product range spans life's milestones: from cribs and baby baskets to harvest, shopping, laundry, and fishing baskets, as well as historical grave baskets, urns, and garden objects such as tunnels, huts, climbing spirals, and rose pillars. They also offer courses in weaving techniques and maintain a weaving museum. The company operates primarily in the Netherlands and sells through its website and on commission.

Mandenmakerij De Mythe was founded in the late 1980s by Jan de Vos and José Schilder, who started making baskets as a craft. Since 2000, the couple has lived from the basket-making business, which they affectionately call 'a myth'. The workshop is located at Laanweg 16, 1847 LM Zuidschermer, Netherlands. They weave baskets from willow twigs, some of which they grow themselves. Over the years, they have expanded their product line to include a wide range of baskets for daily use, special occasions, and garden decoration, as well as offering courses in weaving techniques and maintaining a weaving museum. The business remains a small, artisanal operation run by the founders.

• 2000

  Since 2000, the couple has lived from the basket-making business.

• 1980

  Late 1980s: Jan de Vos and José Schilder start making baskets.

Artisanal, traditional craft workshop specializing in willow weaving, offering custom-made baskets and garden objects with a focus on sustainability and heritage techniques.

• Willow baskets

  Handwoven baskets made from willow twigs, some self-cultivated.

• Grave baskets

  Historical grave baskets and urns for funerary use.

• Garden objects

  Tunnels, huts, climbing spirals, rose pillars, and other woven garden structures.

• Cribs

  Woven cribs for babies.

• Alternative Christmas trees

  Woven alternative Christmas trees.

• Duck breeding baskets

  Baskets for duck breeding.

1. 1Mandenmakerij De Mythe official websitemandenmakerij.nl
2. 2Wikidata entry for Mandenmakerij De Mythewikidata.org