Origines

Explore Morocco, through our selection

Town, craft, material, colour — the same 204 pieces, entered from four sides. Twenty-three towns, the workshops we buy from, and the stories we have written about them. Nothing here is decorative geography.

MOROCCO, IN AFRICA RABAT CASABLANCA SAFI AZILAL MARRAKECH ESSAOUIRA KÉLAAT M'GOUNA OUARZAZATE TALIOUINE AGADIR GOULIMINE TÉTOUAN OUED LAOU TAZA FÈS MEKNÈS AZROU OULMÈS KSABI MOULOUYA BOUJAAD BÉNI MELLAL ALNIF TAZARINE
The size of a dot is the number of pieces we hold from that town. Hollow dots are towns we have written about, before the first piece arrived.
The twenty-three
01 Fès Silver-plated teapots, trays, blowers EAT 50 pieces · Story
02 Marrakech Tanjias, tagines, wool cushions, leather poufs COOK 46 pieces · Story
03 Essaouira Thuya root marquetry, nacre inlay LIVE 35 pieces · Story
04 Casablanca Recycled glass, blown by mouth EAT 23 pieces · Story
05 Taza Wicker baskets, plaited and sewn LIVE 16 pieces · Story
06 Safi Enamelled pottery — tureens, bowls, ashtrays COOK 9 pieces · Story
07 Tazarine Henna, for hair and body art CARE 3 pieces
08 Ksabi Moulouya Ghassoul clay from the Moulouya CARE 2 pieces
09 Béni Mellal Paprika, Picholine olive oil EAT 2 pieces · Story
10 Taliouine Saffron EAT 2 pieces · Story
11 Oued Laou Unglazed clay — tapas dishes, pans COOK 2 pieces
12 Azilal Walnut bark miswak CARE 1 pieces
13 Oulmès Lavender in grains EAT 1 pieces
14 Alnif Cumin beldi EAT 1 pieces
15 Boujaad Carved side table, three woods LIVE 1 pieces
16 Meknès Orange blossom CARE 1 pieces · Story
17 Kélaat M'Gouna Rose damascena CARE 1 pieces · Story
18 Goulimine Prickly pear seed oil CARE 1 pieces · Story
19 Rabat The charms of Rabat Read the story
20 Tétouan Andalusian craftsmanship Read the story
21 Azrou Craft in the Middle Atlas Read the story
22 Agadir Berber jewellery Read the story
23 Ouarzazate An artisanal journey Read the story
Every piece is listed under its town the moment it is tagged — 204 pieces, twenty-three towns. Each town opens its stories in The Edit.
Why it matters
A town on the label is a promise that can be checked
Every product page carries its origin, and every origin leads back here. Twenty-three towns, four axes, nineteen years of the same routes — and no piece in the register without one.