Marrakech Designs Ltd. is a custom design firm that specializes in Moroccan decorative art. Inside a historic three-story townhouse in Boston, discover our collection of the latest ‘must-haves’ direct from the ancient city of Marrakech, including filigree lighting, mosaic tiles, hand-woven carpets, and exotic home accessories. We are a unique resource for designers who wish to employ Moroccan art and craftsmanship with Moroccan zelliges, zouacs and gebs and create interiors that are activated by the colors, patterns, raw textures and beauty of Morocco.

Moroccan style as we know it today is a mix of nomadic Berber, Arab-Islamic, and European influences. The decor in traditional riads and small palaces in Marrakech, is a blend of these influences and a creative re-interpretation of traditional Moroccan decorative arts. We are inspired by Bill Willis, the expat American interior decorator (1937–2009), who created the Modern Moroccan design movement in Marrakech, he took inspiration from traditional culture while designing for the times in which he lived. A Moroccan style interior can embrace the minimalist or maximalist approach to design and may include an explosion of brilliant color with geometric mosaics or explore the subtle play of intricate shadow patterns created by mousharbiya woodwork and filigree metalwork.

Our mission is to preserve traditional Moroccan crafts by giving individuals, designers and architects direct access to custom handcrafted Moroccan details for interior and garden design. By offering interior designers and architects the opportunity to reinterpret traditional techniques in collaboration with Moroccan artisans, we believe in keeping the ancient decorative arts of Morocco alive while supporting the livelihood of the artisans and their families. Marrakech Designs is the custom design division of Imports from Marrakesh.

Our team

Stephanie Rudloe blends traditional and exotic decor to create comfortable spacious interiors and special events with beautiful details. As creative director and founder of Marrakech Designs, originally the custom design division of Imports from Marrakesh Ltd., since 2000 she has built a loyal following of architects, interior designers and stylists in New York, Los Angeles, Palm Beach and Chicago. She trained in classic interior decoration at William Hodgins Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts. Drawing from her collaborative design experience and trade network of artisans in Morocco and New England, Stephanie works closely with her clients to create to beautiful rooms that are designed to be lived in and noticed. She is delighted to be launching her new company Marrakech Designs Ltd, in Boston, MA.

 

Mohamed Elmaarouf, the son of a Marrakech rug merchant, has been procuring Amazigh carpets from tribes in the Atlas mountains since 1968,. In 1980, Mohamed helped gather a collection of Berber weavings for the Textile Museum in Washington DC and he shared his expertise in translating Berber dialects, as well as his deep knowledge of the Berber arts and culture for the book From the Far West: Carpets and Textiles of Morocco which was published on the occasion of the exhibition. Since then Mohamed has become an expert producer of hand-made, fair-trade Moroccan tiles, lanterns, carpets and fashion accessories for Imports from Marrakesh and Marrakech Designs.