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Bab El-Khemis Market
Wonder where riads get all those old wooden doors, funky 1960s lawn chairs and Art Deco stained-glass windows? Follow the stampede of riad owners early Thursday morning to outside Bab el-Khemis (Thursday Gate), where a weekly market surfaces architectural salvage and other finds.
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Chay Abdelhadi
If you wish a genie would add some magic to your home décor - poof! - here's your dream pouf, in a range of shapes, colours and prices. The traditional round ones come embroidered, embossed and gilded, and the funky square ones are available outstitched, high-gloss and in rich natural shades. Prices vary by leather quality; the best is thick, durable and carefully tanned so the dye won't fade or rub off.
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Chez Les Nomades
A wide selection of antique and modern Berber carpets, reasonable prices, and a pleasant all-around carpet-shopping experience. Salah will explain (in perfect English) key differences in motifs, regions and quality with a variety of carpet types, then pull out carpets in whatever style and size appeals to you. Enjoy the tea and the education, without the usual hustle; here the selection speaks for itself.
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Couleurs Primaires
Why let Matisse hog all the glory for painting vacations in Morocco? Find your inspiration in the streets of Marrakesh, and your raw materials at Couleurs Primaires. If you think impasto sounds like something you'd have for dinner, you can find a teacher here too. Chat up the staff and they'll hook you up with artist studio visits and Arabic calligraphy lessons.
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Creations Pneumatiques
Atlas Abdelghani is a Bob Marley fan, as you can see from the posters he's framed with recycled tyres, with one word embedded over Marley's head: 'Michelin'. This is one recycling maâlem with a sneaky sense of humour and serious ingenuity, from treasure chests with air valves as drawer pulls to tyre-tread flip-flops with serious traction.
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L'Orientaliste
The eternal European fascination with the other side of the Mediterranean is encouraged by this boutique, packed to overflowing with enough Arabesque accessories to equip your own harem: a Deco-decadent tea service, vintage lithographs, chip-carved ebony frames, and L'Orientaliste's signature fragrances in amber, jasmine and mimosa.
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Ministero Del Gusto
You may have to elbow David Bowie and Iman out of the way to snap up that Moroccan Pop Art painting. Stop by to ogle the Gaudí-gone-Berber décor, and score custom-designed accessories such as hand-carved lemonwood cutlery plus vintage finds - including some killer vintage party dresses on the mezzanine. Call ahead, or you might find the place closed for a fashion mag photo shoot.
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Mohammed Ben El-Hair
Mt Everest is overrated; the most thrilling mountain to scale is the one of colourful Berber carpets in this tiny shop. Charming elderly proprietor Abu Mohammed ushers you in with a smile and mint tea, then waves towards the mountain with a single word of English: 'Democracy!' This is your invitation to clamber up, and start pulling down whatever carpets appeal to you. The prices are more than democratic; they're downright proletarian.
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Tresors De Mille Et Une Nuit
An antique-hunting couple from Philadelphia wander through the unmarked door of this family riad for a quick snoop, and within minutes they're earnestly discussing shipping containers. Happens all the time to Said, whose family has been in the décor and antiques business for generations and has the stockpiled treasures to prove it: sand-worn Berber doors, rare Tuareg amulets, Deco lithographs, and a striking armoire inlaid with camel bone.
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