Beautiful handcraft with an exceptional story
Gone Rural was founded by Jenny Thorne in 1992 with the mission of creating economic empowerment for rural women in Eswatini through basket weaving. Offering home based work to over 700 rural artisans in often remote communities, Gone Rural provide market access, product design, materials and training to the women in order to earn an income for their beautiful traditional handcraft. The brand has gone on to become globally recognized for producing high quality table ware, contemporary home products, lighting and woven wall art.
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Products
From home decor to lighting and wall art! Browse our product ranges by category and colour-way.
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Collections
Our portfolio of catalogues span from artisan designed collections through to annual capsules.
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boMake Rural Projects
Our sister NGO leads social and economic community development projects for Gone Rural artisans.
“When I arrived in the Lavumisa area most of the women there were working with Gone Rural. I wished to join them as they inspired me with their craft and the fact that it gave them some financial independence”
— Simangele Simelane