the workshop
zellige handmade, from fès.
the clay
- clay extracted near fès.
- kneaded by hand, no additives.
- shaped into 12mm slabs.
- sun-dried for three days.
the cutting
- hand-cut with the menkach.
- bevelled edge, clean cut.
- the nakkach works to the millimetre.
- each piece cut one by one.
the glazing
- glazing with dipped pigment.
- mineral oxides, secret recipes.
- 37 colours, none alike.
- the hand imprints the variation.
the firing
- two distinct firings.
- 1000°c for the bisque.
- 800°c after glazing.
- the kiln signs each piece.