The Maalemines

The techniques and skills of maalemines (the Moroccan term for master craftsmen) are an art that has been handed down from generation to generation.

The word maalem literally means "he who knows" or "he who has the know-how".

When you watch a mâalem at work, it's the confidence in the hand movements, not the speed, that indicates a masterpiece is in the making.

Each maalem will focus on a speciality (among these many specialities, we can distinguish the cuir, wood, pottery, blown glass, ceramics, iron, birch, etc.). brodery...