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Eswatini
ORBISMBABANEEswatini · 4 shops in the atlas.
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Eswatini
6 public stores
The Register · 6
- Baobab Batik Mbabane / Online
Baobab Batik is a Malkerns, Eswatini workshop founded in 1991 by Dutch artisan Els Hooft, who learned wax-resist batik in Benin and Tanzania before bringing it to Eswatini. More than 15 women artisans hand-dye cushion covers, aprons, children's leggings and homeware, sold online worldwide. store page → · open in the atlas → - Coral Stephens Handweaving Mbabane
At the Peak Craft Centre in Piggs Peak, Coral Stephens hand-weaves mohair, cotton and raffia into carpets, curtains and throws using yarn spun and dyed on site. Its woven goods are sold from the craft-centre showroom in northern Eswatini. store page → · open in the atlas → - Gone Rural Malkerns / Online
Founded in 1992, Gone Rural works with over 700 women weavers across Eswatini to make tableware, lighting, homeware and woven wall art from natural grasses. Its handcraft is sold from the Malkerns workshop and through the website. store page → · open in the atlas → - Ngwenya Glass Mbabane / Online
Ngwenya Glass blows eco-friendly glassware entirely from recycled glass at its Motshane workshop, from wine glasses and decanters to its signature African animals. Pieces are sold at the factory shop and through a full online store shipping worldwide. store page → · open in the atlas → - Swazi Candles Mbabane
Since 1982, two South African art graduates and their successors have hand-sculpted millefiore candles and wax animal shapes at a Malkerns Valley workshop that has grown into the Swazi Candles Centre, a Fair Trade-certified craft hub with galleries and the Sambane Tea Garden. store page → · open in the atlas → - Tintsaba Mbabane
Founded in 1985, Tintsaba works with rural Eswatini women to create finely graded sisal baskets, silver jewellery and home décor, including certified Master Weaver pieces. Its work is sold from the Peak Fine Craft Center in Piggs Peak. store page → · open in the atlas →