Moroccan regions

Essaouira: cedar, thuya, and Atlantic light

Essaouira's workshops are quieter than Marrakech ÔÇö you hear planes of wood before you hear bargaining. Youssef selects thuya burl for lids that close with a soft sigh.

Regional craft here is maritime: salt in the air, bleached walls, and patience measured in grain.

Thuya grain in afternoon light

“The tree gives the pattern. We only reveal it.”

— Youssef El Amrani

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