
The Best Beach Bag Is a Couffin: Why the Straw Basket Bag Endures
Season after season, the woven straw basket bag returns — because nothing beats a real handwoven couffin for the beach. Here is why.
Read the storyStories of handwoven Tunisian craft — the couffin, the artisans, and the natural fibers behind every piece.

Season after season, the woven straw basket bag returns — because nothing beats a real handwoven couffin for the beach. Here is why.
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Tunisian basketry is not one craft but many. From the palm groves of Nabeul to the oases of the south, each region weaves its own signature.
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A handwoven palm basket can last for decades with the right care. Here is how to clean, dry and store your couffin so it ages beautifully.
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A handwoven couffin is the hardest-working piece you'll own. From beach bag to plant holder to bread basket, here is how to style yours.
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Palm leaf and esparto (halfa) grass give Tunisian baskets their strength, scent and character. Here is how to tell them apart — and why both matter.
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From the medinas of Tunis to tables around the world, the couffin tunisien is more than a basket — it is a thousand years of patience woven by hand.
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