The Architect’s Guide to Specifying Zellige
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All of Morocco's craft, on one invoice.
Zellige from Fès, tanneries in the Chouara pits, thuya from Essaouira, Atlas weavers, southern potters. Forty audited workshops, one project manager on the ground, one container.
40+certified workshops, audited yearly
4,137references in the catalogue
6craft regions
0%platform or marketplace fees
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Certified workshops
A five-point audit, re-run every year. Expired means delisted.
A02
Samples before production
Nothing is made until you have approved a physical sample in writing.
A03
Photo QC at every stage
Firing, cutting, packing, loading — with the seal number.
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One consolidated container
Six workshops, one invoice, one set of export papers.
The catalogue
Architecture. Furniture. Fashion. One container.
Tiles, ceilings and doors. Lamps, poufs, rugs, tables and mirrors. Leather, babouche and caftans. Workshops across four cities load into one consolidated shipment.
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Moroccan Architecture
637 refsMoroccan architecture brings together handmade tiles, doors and ceilings for hospitality, retail and interior-design projects. Explore the collection, then request product details, quantities, samples…
Moroccan Furniture
1,474 refsMoroccan furniture brings handcrafted tables, seating, storage and decorative pieces to hospitality, retail and interior-design projects. Explore the collection, then request specifications, quantities, samples…
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Whatever you build, buy or specify
Six professions, one partner: workshop-direct pricing, samples before production, and a project manager on the ground in Morocco.
Samples in 10 days
Interior designers
Up to 12 swatches, Pantone and RAL matching, a line-by-line spec sheet your client can sign.
Open the desk 40+ glaze codesArchitects
Setting-out drawings from your elevations in five working days, with tolerances in writing.
Open the desk EU in a 3-day sailingConstruction companies
Crates labelled by zone, overage held from the same firing batch, papers issued with the load.
Open the desk 34 containers shippedTraders & importers
Mixed containers across a dozen workshops, one invoice, annual price lock per SKU from year two.
Open the desk 57 projects deliveredHotels & riads
A room-by-room schedule priced per key, phased to your opening date, mock-up room first.
Open the desk MOQ from 50 unitsRetailers & e-commerce
Private label applied at the bench, barcoded retail-ready cartons, colourways to your season.
Open the deskAlso behind these doors: landscape designers, restaurant groups, developers, event and set designers, museums and cultural institutions.
Touch the materials before you commit
Zellige glazes, cedar, brass finishes, leather and textile swatches. $49 a box, shipped DHL in ten days, credited in full against your first order.
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Sourcing Morocco, explained
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