Barefoot is a textile design company based in Sri Lanka, which exports its clothing and soft furnishings globally.
In 1964, Barbara Sansoni, a colourist, artist and textile designer, at the suggestion of an Irish nun, Sister Good Counsel of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, became involved in a programme established by the convent in Wattala that taught young impoverished Sri Lanka women how to weave.
[2] Sansoni's initial involvement mainly related to the design aesthetics of the material being produced.
The store, which sells Barefoot goods and a wide range of selected local products, also includes a bookshop, a café and an art gallery.
Barefoot products are available from selected retailers in Australia, France, Japan, the Maldives, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the US and the UK.