Meet the man giving basket making a modern lease of life 

Sustainability is the hallmark of basket weaving. Joe Hogan has turned this ancient craft into an art form using local materials 

Basket maker Joe Hogan at work in his Galway studio.

CAST an eye around the house and notice just how many baskets you have from the small to large to hold everything from bathroom detritus to logs for the fire.

They’re very much in fashion right now to contain our possessions, especially when we’re trying to reduce our plastic consumption, and, of course, they look better.