Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 0524 42 90 42; 1 Pl Douar Graoua, cnr Rue Riad Zitoun el-Jedid; 10am-noon & 3-7.30pm)
Standout collection of locally designed items at fixed prices. Recent scores include graph-
ite ceramic olive-oil cruets, breezy ice-blue linen tunics, citrus seed-bead necklaces with a
clever antique-coin closure, and hip, hand-sewn coasters from Tigmi women's cooperat-
ive.
Creations Pneumatiques
ARTS & CRAFTS
( 066 09 17 46; 110 Rue Riad Zitoun el-Kedim; 10am-7pm)
To buy crafts directly from
Marrakesh's recycling artisans, head over to Riad Zitoun el-Kedim and check out lanterns,
bowls and belts cleverly fashioned from tin cans and tyres. There are several to choose
from, but this place has a good selection of Michelin mirrors, inner-tube jewellery boxes,
and man-bags with street cred (look for the framed Bob Marley poster).
QUARTIER INDUSTRIAL
SIDI GHANEM
Modern Moroccan design fanatics hire taxis in the morning or late afternoon to scour the local design-
er factory outlets in this warehouse district, 4km outside Marrakesh on the Rte de Safi. Most of the
original designs you'll see in Sidi Ghanem are made for export, with prices to match.
Negotiate a set rate of Dh150 to Dh250 for the round-trip ride from the medina, and score a map of
the quarter at an open showroom. Hours are erratic, but many storefronts open 9am to 6pm Monday to
Friday and 9am to noon Saturday.
Ville Nouvelle
Upscale fixed-price boutiques worth checking out for gifts, fashion and household linens
line Rue de la Liberté and intersecting Rue Vieux Marrakshis. Another hot spot centres
around the Majorelle gardens. To give your home a complete Marrakshi makeover,
though, take a cab to the design outlets of Sidi Ghanem.
33 Rue Majorelle
CONCEPT STORE
