Stories From Morocco's Artisan Community
Google Trends, "Beni Mrirt" worldwide search interest, January 2007 – May 2026. Captured May 2026.The first email we ever got from a customer asking about a "Beni Mrirt" rug arrived in September 2019. It came as a screenshot from an Etsy listing. We hadn't heard the term before. Six years later, it'
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Several months ago, designer Julien visited Anou’s foundouk in Fes to explore the possibility of creating a new rug together.Instead of beginning with drawings sent …
Read more →Planning a visit to Morocco's only artisan-run store? Here's everything you need to know about getting to our space in the heart of the Fes …
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Kabira, president of Cooperative Tizi Nougdal, are now hosting their own workshops in Setti Fadma. You can now book workshops directly with them at theanou.com/experiences …
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For over two years, Anou artisan leaders Mustapha (Cooperative Nahda), Nora (Cooperative Tadighoust), and Naima (Cooperative Tighdouine) and a rotating team of leaders have been …
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In November of last year we launched The Pet Lobby in response to export restrictions that affect many painters in Morocco, particularly Nourdin, a member …
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Artisan leaders, Anou volunteers, and Moon (the cat) on the ground floor of the four story building we just acquired. In the beginning of 2020, …
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Since the very early days of Anou demand in the Moroccan rug sector has heavily focused on vintage rugs. Vintage rugs are generally defined by …
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Over the past several months we’ve been working hard on our beta custom order system. Previously, when a customer had a rug custom made for …
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Association Afous Gafous weaves uniquely beautiful rugs. Their rugs are always handmade, and almost always dyed with natural dyes. The group is one of the …
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The genesis of this Series As we hope most of you know, at the core of our mission is a deep belief in removing all …
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