Gone Rural launched their 2011 collection in partnership with Lisa Strapp of Blancanvas in Morningside on March 10th 2011. Creative Director Philippa Thorne created a display of the new collection at the Blancanvas Showroom which will now be open for Gone Rural clients to visit at their leisure. Lisa Strapp is the Gone Rural representative for the Gauteng region.
“Gone Rural has a quest to introduce the world to the beautiful,
strong and talented women that create these products. African women have
much to teach the rest of the world in terms of humility, acceptance
and to laugh in the face of adversity” said Julie Nixon the General
Manager of Gone Rural.
2011 Collection - ‘Even Lighter’
With
the 2011 Collection Gone Rural has continued to push the use of mixed
media, combining this with traditional techniques from waste materials
to sustainable fibres. They also launched a range of textured vessels
made form waste leather punched into sequins, ring pulls from tin cans.
The range uses organic shapes and colours. This is in contrast to the
range of quirky textile trays, baskets and vases, which use bright
colours from pastels to clashing and bright. Gone Rural is known for
it’s beautiful colours!
The collection “Even Lighter” is inspired
by the positive work that is going on in our communities. We are all
taking more notice of the environment and accepting different people and
their beliefs. At Gone Rural we see ourselves as one family, and the
beauty of this is translated into the products.
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Products available from Lisa Strapp
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