Underwater Weaving Studio

We are an American Basket Atelier rooted in elevated craftsmanship. Specializing in heirloom-quality rattan baskets for beauty and utility today, each handmade design is woven in Maine and Brooklyn by Erin and Peggy Pollard, along with a small team dedicated to the timeless preservation of ancient craft. 

The name itself is layered: rooted in the literal process of soaking weaving materials to make them supple, while also nodding to a phrase historically used to undermine vocational learning and domestic labor. By embracing “underwater basket weaving,” we turn what was once a punchline into a statement—one that centers softness, beauty, and slowness as sources of power.

Our baskets are born from a unique and powerful collaboration between two generations. It is the story of a mother, whose hands hold decades of mastery in the traditional art of basket weaving, and a daughter, whose eye has been shaped by years in the worlds of art, movement, fashion, and design.

This is where time-honored technique and modern vision collide. A mother’s profound knowledge of material and form provides the soul of each piece. The daughter’s influence introduces a refined, contemporary aesthetic, infusing every basket with a sense of modern relevance and sophisticated style. The result is not simply a basket, but a singular object meticulously crafted to be the most exceptional offering of its kind in America.

Underwater Weaving Studio doesn’t just exist in the basket revival—it’s pushing its edges. With partnerships spanning small farms to fashion houses and installations that blur the line between art and utility, the studio quietly leads a cultural movement that honors the handmade, the inherited, and the overlooked.

Underwater Weaving Baskets and kits are available at Moda Operandi, Over The Moon, The Expert, Slow Roads, The Post Supply, Vestige, MADOO, The Citizenry, and more select independent shops nationwide.