mood board: Moroccan style

It may have started with Valentino stealing a kiss in the casbah or Lawrence of Arabia storming across rippling sands astride a camel, but our fascination with desert cultures has had a long history and continues till today. In this month’s Mood Board, we explore the exotic desert land of Morocco to discover the elements of Moroccan style.

Natives of the desert have lived primarily a nomadic, tribal life and consequently their furnishings had to be portable too.   Through their travels they carried with them pillows for their seating, small tables and folding chairs to dine with, and rugs to cover the sand.  Eventually some natives settled into walled cities - the casbah - but their homes still echo their past nomadic lifestyles. 

In our mood board above, we show the traditional pillows and ottomans that would typically grace a Moroccan home.  The blue Ikat pillow and the large, fringed ottoman are both from Wunderley.  The small portable Zeneb table features Moorish geometric patterns, including the pointed arches as its legs.  The Hamsa Eye mirror above is made of camel bone and silverplate.  Both the table and mirror are available from Casbah Décor.  For lighting, tribesmen carried with them candlelit lanterns such as the oversized Kutubia lamp from Just Morocco.  This Kutubia lamp typically sits on the floor to light the room or tent.  Other Moroccan lanterns hang from a hook. 

As desert natives moved into buildings, they started to build more permanent furniture.  The sofa in the mood board is a typical Moroccan design, made of mahogany and accented with camel bone – by Tazi Designs.  Notice that the sofa is still designed low to the ground to complement the traditional convention of sitting on floor pillows.   

Moroccan artists are famous for creating complex geometric tile designs.  The background in our Mood Board shows a typical Moorish design of interlocking shapes and stars.  Brilliant blues against white as well as terracotta colors – reflecting the desert – are typical color schemes found in many interiors. 

Moroccans are known for their hospitality so at every home a tray will be ready with refreshments that include dates, figs, nut filled pastries and mint tea served in tea glasses.  After a hot day in the desert, a welcome sight indeed!

Comments

[Melly Lifshitz]

"Moroccans are known for their hospitality so at every home a tray will be ready with refreshments that include dates, figs, nut filled pastries and mint tea served in tea glasses. After a hot day in the desert, a welcome sight indeed!"

Agree. They are also famous for their hand-made lanterns.

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Very interesting and mysterious culture. Life in the desert - wonder how it's like. Reading this short article has bring out a great desire to know more about the desert and her inhabitants. Thanks for sharing.

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Eventually some natives settled into walled cities - the casbah - but their homes still echo their past nomadic lifestyles.

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Eventually some natives settled into walled cities - the casbah - but their homes still echo their past nomadic lifestyles.

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is an interesting culture and impressive architecture have
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This is beautiful and so inspiring. I love the geometric tile designs at the back of the mood board. Time to start decorating my home Moroccan style I think....

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[Alexandru el mundo]

Moroccan culture is a mixture of African culture, European and Muslim, is an ancient culture, but influenced by issues of our day, is a culture completely different from anything we can find, people are not very tight and if you're a person respectful and open mind you'll soon make friends, If you eat with your hands, do it with the right and the left is the one used in the bathroom. The Moroccan room with adobe walls, windows and lots of color fresh. Ochre and indigo, white and green dominate rooms, bathrooms and common areas

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In Spain we have a lot of influence from Morroco culture. The Alhambra of Granda is one of the most impresive buildings with arab style.

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6 months I was living in Morocco for work, is an impressive culture with a lot of nuances.
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Morocco is a paradise in every way, beautiful sunsets.

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I really welcome your endeavor behind this blog. You have successfully generalized the topic. It has made it easy for me to comprehend. I scroll through it almost every day. And thanks for updating regularly.

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Moroccans are like Filipinos they are both hospitable . I saw their lantern and it was so beautiful you can compare it to world class lanterns.

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I hear that Moroccan artists are famous for creating complex geometric tile designs. I totally agree with this since I saw some of their designs and it was so beautiful

[Anderson]

I like that mood board in Moroccan Style. Thanks for posting this article.

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Morrocan style is a so unique and very artistic, the artists are so creative. Excellent people

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Exquisite style

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Moroccan art is fantastic, last year I bought a rug there that surprises all who visit me
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