2017 Retrospect: North African Sunset Dinner Party

We're just getting around to posting these pictures from the North African Sunset Dinner Party and FOLK Pop-Up Shop that we co-hosted with Tarik and Allison Becha and Good Golly Tamale in the summer of 2017.

Events, MoroccoWill ScottAugust 11, 2018morocco, events, dinner, party, north, african, sunset, algeria, food, knoxville, good, golly, tamale, pictures, photos, retropectComment

Symbols in Rugs

Our collection of Moroccan items features Berber traditional crafts almost exclusively. They differ from classical Arabic art by including symbolic representations - often seen are human figures, animals, plants, hands, and eyes.

MoroccoKirby TaylorDecember 16, 2016art, handknotted, red, rud, carpet, vintage, shag, morocco, berber, beniourain, rare

Blankets and Berbers

These exhibit interesting designs unique to the Berber tribes of that region so here we are to provide some more background info about the people who wove them

MoroccoWill ScottDecember 12, 2016berbers, blankets, blog, travel, morocco, tribes Comments

Tea Pots and Pottery

The medina of Fez is the most ancient city in the Arab world and contains the world's oldest university, still in operation!

MoroccoWill ScottNovember 22, 2016Comment

Source Materials

We thought you'd like to see a few photos we took of the places where our Moroccan crafts began their life:

MoroccoKirby TaylorNovember 15, 2016Comment