Hand-cut glazed terracotta from Fes clay, wood-fired at 980°C and chiselled to shape by hand. The irregular edge and pooling glaze are the material, not defects.
The specification
Zellige, as a specifier needs it
Formats, minimums and honest lead times.
01Formats2 × 2 and 4 × 4 in squares, bejmat companions, cut mosaic shapes for panels.
02Glazes40+ standard glazes; custom colour matched to Pantone or swatch from ~425 sq ft.
03MOQ & leadFrom 225 sq ft · 4–8 weeks depending on glaze and season.
04Where it belongsWalls, fountains, columns, pools (with the right glaze). For floors, see bejmat.
From the trade desk
The one thing to get right
Specify a 10–12% cutting-and-breakage margin on every zellige order, and approve the glaze on a physical sample in daylight — screens shift these colours badly.
Specifying zellige?
Order the sample box or send your quantities for an itemised quote.
Whatever you build, buy or specify — Morocco works for you
Six professions, one partner: workshop-direct pricing, samples before production and your own project manager on the ground in Morocco — negotiating, inspecting and reporting so you never manage a workshop from abroad.