Marrakech Design Tour: A One-Day Immersion for Creative Professionals, Design Enthusiasts, Artists, Architects and Interior Designers
Marrakech Design Tour Description:
The Ultimate Inspiring
Marrakech One-Day Tour for Design Enthusiasts, Artists, Architects and Interior Designers. Hand Curated visits to Artisan Studios, Sourcing for Design Professionals and Networking within the Marrakech Design Community.
Marrakech has long been sought after by designers for its style, beauty and sophistication. Our
Tailor Made, Marrakech Design Tour is curated for Interior Designers, Artists, Architects and Fashion Designers seeking inspiration, sourcing and networking within the Marrakech design scene. This tour is ideal for design professionals who are interested in engaging with local artisans, Marrakech's leading designers and artisans. For those interested in
Moroccan Handmade crafts for export various options are available. Our
Marrakech Design Tour is customized around you and your specific interests.
Duration: A One-Day Marrakech Design Tour
Exploring Marrakech's Design Landscape Marrakech is a city of contrasts. This
Marrakech Design Tour offers an Insiders Guide to the ancient medina and trend setting shopping opportunities.
- Meet directly with artisans in their shops
- Discover handmade goods of leather, ceramics, carpets, jewelry lighting and mosaics
- Explore the vibrant souks with their maze of local stalls selling wares ranging from leather, brass, pottery wood, silver and zellige tilework
For those who want a more modern approach to Marrakech Design, your tour will be hand curated to include the leading design district in North Africa, Quartier Sidi Ghanem. This enclave on the edge of the town is filled with chic designer workshops, hip shops, and trend-setting, laid-back cafes and restaurants.
Marrakech Design Tour Higlights:
- Discover how Moroccan artisans use local materials to design traditional and contemporary products. See first hand look where hand curated handicrafts are made by artisans. There are a range of products offered suh as Berber carpets, Middle Atlas rugs, furniture, lighting and leatherwork.
- Tour the new city of Gueliz, including the Yves Saint Laurent Museum Complex: Majorelle Gardens, Berber Museum and Couture Museum. Founded by French artistic genius, Pierre Berge, these three museums collectively represent how the Berber culture of historic Morocco influenced art, fashion and nature during the French Protectorate and beyond.
- Visit chic boutiques and concept stores in Gueliz. This new town’s mix of Colonial and Historic, Art Deco architecture make it perfect for exploring.
- Explore Quartier Sidi Ghanem's designer showrooms and workshops in Marrakech's Industiral Zone where contemporary artists and designers create. Appointments to designer showrooms who specialize in interior décor and fashion can be arranged. This is a haven for Designers interested in lighting, fabric, furniture and other types of interior décor, including vintage collections of furniture.
- Engage with Moroccan International Designers and Tastemakers in the Historic Medina who have made Marrakech their home.
- Optional: Visit rural village weaving and embroidery cooperatives. Learn about the artisan process and shop for local goods that support the community.
Morocco has a rich history of craftsmanship led by artisans who are experts in designing handmade goods of Leather, Pottery (Ceramics), Moroccan carpets (Rugs), Silver Jewelry, Lighting and Mosaics.
On this Marrakech Designers Tour you will have:
- Private access to local Moroccan designers
- Option of purchasing direct from artisans and developing your own designs for export
- Visits to designer ateliers (workshops), boutiques and female-owned cooperatives
- Optional: Site visits to Berber villages in rural regions of Marrakech (Recommended as Part of a Two-Day Marrakech Designers Tour)