Gone Rural

Gone Rural is an eSwatini handcraft company inspired by women weavers and uses creativity and design to ignite change on a community level through ethical, handmade products. It began as one woman's vision to empower women in eSwatini's most remote areas and has grown to offer income to more than 780 rural women artisans.

Their team of women are skilled weavers and are at the heart of everything they do, as Gone Rural aims to provide them with sustainable income, decision-making powers and creative outlets. The products range from functional homeware to gallery pieces, with traditional weaving techniques reinterpreted into new and innovative contemporary designs.

Inspired by the Lutindzi grass of the mountains of eSwatini and the women leaders of rural communities, Gone Rural transforms the indigenous art of weaving into high-quality products that are showcased and loved all over the world.