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 minutes!
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