photo © Valerio Griffa Fes, Morocco, is famous for its clay. Due to the geological structure of the area, rich in mineral deposits, in Fes there is a craft industry, ceramic tiles and pottery. In the XVI century there was 124 potteries in town. Today, young apprentices and skilled craftsmen work together with bamboo & horse hair brushes, creating design inspired by the moresque motifs. The clay is shaped by hand, sun dried, painted in Fes Blue and fired in […]

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