Monday 26 August 2013

an invitation . . .


not being one wanting to be left out of the party . . .




it seemed to be the right time to join in and create our own facebook page
making it much easier for you to keep in touch with what we are up to

so click on the facebook logo
 to go straight to our new page and LIKE  us there
simple!

Thursday 8 August 2013

and a tile is made . . .




one of the {many} things I love about morocco is the continuation of traditional crafts in a completely functional day to day kind of way. 

In the town there will be a glass man, the well men, the henna ladies and of course, the tile man! These concrete tiles epitomise Mediterranean design and surface pattern, and pop up regularly in beautiful homes from Morocco to Monaco. What amazes me every time I walk through the tile  workshop, is that every single one is hand made, individually coloured and pressed  - and all in a matter of seconds (ok, well maybe minutes, but a little poetic licence is surely allowed ?)


So , in a very functional workspace



 sand is shovelled, 

designs are picked, 

and colours are put - quite literally - into the mix . . . 



 and a tile is made



and then another


and another


until you have a floor -full


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