Rugs that are pioneers of sustainable decor

Little works of environmentally friendly art

Morocco is well known for beautiful and original hand-woven Berber wool rugs, with the weaving reflecting the age-old traditions and beliefs of various tribes. Since the middle of the 20th century a new type of iconic rug started to become better known when Berber women started to make a variety of carpets using cheaper recycled alternatives to wool and weaving in new non-traditional and often wildly extravagant styles. This is the Boucherouite rug, (pronounced boo-shay-REET), a word meaning in Arabic ‘a piece torn from used clothing’, or a ‘scrap’.

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Colour and Berber Art

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Crazy Boucherouite Berber Rugs

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What's the Real Deal in Moroccan Rugs?

With the popularity of Moroccan rugs today, how do you know the difference between the authentic, made-for-home Berber rugs and those made for the market, or for export, particularly as the tourist souks in Marrakesh, Fez and Essaouira grow? For it is the old rugs that were woven most economically and without thinking about selling them, and developed at the whim of the weaver, that are now the most sought after

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