Material Library - My Moroccan Artisans

Zellige

Hand-cut glazed terracotta

Fes clay, shaped wet, sun-dried, wood-fired at ~980°C, glazed with mineral oxides, then chiselled by hand. The irregular edge and shade movement are the point.

40+ glazes · from 225 sq ft

Bejmat

Glazed & unglazed floor brick

A denser, thicker cousin of zellige, laid in herringbone or running bond. Takes heavy traffic; unglazed develops a patina underfoot.

4×4 & 2×6 in

Tadelakt

Polished waterproof lime plaster

Marrakech lime burnished with a river stone and sealed with black soap. Seamless, breathable, genuinely waterproof when properly applied.

500 kg minimum

Cedar

Middle Atlas Cedrus atlantica

Aromatic, stable, carves cleanly. Kiln-dried to 10–12% for export. The traditional wood of Fes doors, ceilings and mashrabiya.

FSC on request

Thuya

Burl root wood, Essaouira

A dense, fragrant burl with a swirling figure. Expensive, slow, and unmistakable — used in small quantities for effect.

Small pieces only

Brass & copper

Seffarine quarter metalwork

Sheet brass hammered, pierced and engraved by hand. Raw, hammered, aged, or lacquered to hold its shine.

4 standard finishes

Wrought iron

Forged and twisted

Structural and decorative ironwork — grilles, balustrades, bed frames, lantern armatures — forged rather than cast.

Powder-coat available

Leather

Vegetable-tanned, Chouara

Goat, sheep and cow hides tanned in the Fes pits with lime and natural dyes. Stiffer and more characterful than chrome-tanned.

Chrome-free

Wool

Handspun Atlas wool

From Middle Atlas flocks, handspun and dyed. Coarser than merino — which is exactly why Beni Ourain rugs wear for decades.

Natural or dyed

Sabra

Agave silk

Sometimes sold as 'cactus silk'. High lustre, strong, takes dye brilliantly. Woven into throws, cushions and trim.

Wide colour range

Gebs

Carved gypsum plaster

Cast in place and carved wet with a chisel. Muqarnas, friezes and arch profiles are cut freehand from a drawing.

Cast to your profile

Tamegroute

Green-glazed pottery

Fired in the Draâ valley with a copper-oxide glaze that produces the distinctive melting green. Every piece varies.

Small-batch only

Choosing between them

Four decisions that shape the budget

Material choice drives 60–70% of a Moroccan craft budget. These are the trade-offs worth making consciously.

01Zellige or bejmat?Zellige for walls and pattern; bejmat for floors and traffic. Zellige on a restaurant floor is the most expensive mistake we see.
02Hand-cut or machine-cut?Machine-cut is cheaper, faster and flat — and looks it. If irregularity isn't why you're buying Moroccan, machine-cut is the honest choice.
03Natural or synthetic dye?Natural for premium, low-volume, story-driven lines. Fibre-reactive for anything sold with a returns policy.
04Lacquered or living brass?Lacquer holds the showroom finish for years. Raw brass patinates into something better — but your client has to want that in writing.

Want the samples in your hand?

Three sample boxes, $49 each, credited in full against your first order.

Order a sample box →

For professionals

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.

48 hitemised quote
10 dayssample box on your desk
0%duty into the EU under EUR.1
1project manager in Fes
34containers shipped

Every one of these six professions can open a pro account. Architects, interior designers, contractors, importers, hotels and retailers all buy on trade terms: workshop-direct pricing, sample boxes credited in full and a named project manager in Fes.

Open your pro account →Free to open · approved in 24 h · no minimum

01 Interior designers Client approval in your hands

Spec-grade material library, Pantone & RAL matching — a physical sample box on your desk, not a render on a screen.

Up to 12 swatches picked to your scheme
Line-by-line spec sheet, sizes in inches
Photo approval before anything ships

SAMPLES IN 10 DAYSDesigners desk → 02 Architects Drawings in, shop drawings out

Zellige layouts to your dimensions, CAD support and written tolerances — the whole schedule priced as one brief.

Shop drawings returned in 5 working days
Tolerances stated in inches, in writing
Mock-up panel signed off before production

40+ GLAZE CODESArchitects desk → 03 Construction companies Materials that land on schedule

Site-phased deliveries, export crating, fumigation and papers handled — the site never waits on Morocco.

Crates labelled and manifested by zone
10% overage held from the same firing batch
Fumigation, EUR.1 and packing list included

EU IN 3-DAY SAILINGContractors desk → 04 Traders & importers Margin built at the source

Mixed containers across workshops, annual pricing locked per SKU — and 0% duty into the EU under EUR.1.

One container, many workshops, one invoice
Annual price lock per SKU from year two
Loading photos before the doors close

34 CONTAINERS SHIPPEDImporters desk → 05 Hotels & riads A whole property, one brief

Fit-outs specified room by room across every craft — one quote, one container, one contact to delivery.

Room-by-room schedule, priced per key
Contract-grade specs and repeat runs held
Phased to your opening date

57 PROJECTS DELIVEREDHospitality desk → 06 Retailers & e-commerce Your brand, our workshops

Private-label leather, baskets and décor from 50 units — labels and cartons applied at the bench, retail-ready.

Your label stitched or stamped at the bench
Barcoded cartons, retail-ready packing
Colourways matched to your seasonal palette

MOQ FROM 50 UNITSPrivate label desk →

Also behind these doors: landscape designers · restaurant groups · developers · event & set designers · museums & cultural institutions

Open a trade request → Talk to your project manager

Twelve materials, explained the way a specifier needs them