If kiondo, the handwoven basket looks like a luxurious interior decor item now more than ever, that is probably because it has become one.

The traditional basket, once relegated to grass-thatched kitchens, has found space in luxurious hotels and homes as part of wall decor or for putting potted plants or throws, the light covers for furniture.

In some homes, Kenyans have gathered the handcrafted homewares from every corner of the African continent.

And as demand grows, it has created a new stream for entrepreneurs selling them and others using them as design items.