House shopping in Marrakesh
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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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Chez Azzedine
For small gifts, this place has all the trimmings. Passimenterie is the art of trim, including tassels, braiding and ingenious knotting, and here the Moroccan tradition is turned into snazzy silk necklaces, knotted key rings, and grand curtain ties finished with two-foot-long tassels.
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Creation Chez Lamine
You can't take a hammam home with you, but you can give your bath a Marrakshi makeover with Chez Lamine's tasselled tadelakt toothbrush holders and hammered tin mirrors. Most tinware and tadelakt items are for decorative use; for kitchenware, ask which pieces are safe for food.
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Mademoiselle Ibtissam's Original Design
With handcrafted table accessories this glamorous, you could order takeaway and still wow your guests: rocket ship-red tagine presentation dishes, linen tablecloths with playful pompoms, twin mini-tagines for salt and pepper, tasselled silk napkin holders and more. The fixed prices are already a bargain.
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Artisant El Koutoubia
Mood lighting is a Moroccan specialty, and here you have it: turquoise tadelakt (polished plaster) table lamps to brighten end tables, wall sconces for dramatic entrances, and grand pierced-metal chandeliers to add dazzle to dining. Shipping is tricky, but Aziza will pack purchases for your flight home.
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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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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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Mustapha Blaoui
The next best thing to taking your riad home would be to take home all those fabulous furnishings - and with Mustapha Blaoui's generous shipping policy and stock of everything from hand-embroidered coverlets to inlaid rolltop desks, that's actually possible. Some items are imported from India, so if you want to bring home a Marrakshi specialty, just ask the easygoing staff to point you toward the locally produced goods.
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Yahya
These fabulous filigree lamps take the play of light to the next level: flip the switch and beams of light wink and flirt all around the room. Pity those geometric chandeliers aren't more portable, but the lozenge-shaped wall sconces and egg-shaped table lanterns add instant intrigue to dark corners. Shipping can be arranged, but insurance from Morocco isn't yet available from most shipping services - better to buy a bag and carry it on.
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