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Learning Glaoui Weaving in Lamdint: The First Anou Village Residency, and Why It Matters

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Learning Glaoui Weaving in Lamdint: The First Anou Village Residency, and Why It Matters

Mieke learned Glaoui weaving with Afous GAfous in Lamdint: the first artisan residency hosted by an Anou artisan group, and how village residencies work.

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Upgrading Anou's Artisan App

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Upgrading Anou's Artisan App

The next version of the Anou artisan app: products, prices and pictures queue offline and upload when there is signal, and every critical button plays …

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Your Purchase Now Gives Back to the Land the Wool Came From

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Your Purchase Now Gives Back to the Land the Wool Came From

The first order on Anou to run through the Atlas Wool Supply Co carbon offset program — how it works, and why every offset goes …

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Like Sabra, Beni Mrirt Rugs Don't Really Exist Either

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Like Sabra, Beni Mrirt Rugs Don't Really Exist Either

Beni Mrirt is not a tribal tradition. It is a marketplace label invented by middlemen and popularised on Etsy — here is where the term …

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A Rug, A Residency, A New Model for Collaboration

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A Rug, A Residency, A New Model for Collaboration

Designer Julien spent a week in residency at Anou's foundouk in Fes, working at the loom alongside artisan leader Fatima Brahimi — a different way …

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Workshops and Residencies: Expanding the Artisan Economy

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Workshops and Residencies: Expanding the Artisan Economy

Artisans across Morocco now host their own workshops and residencies, bookable directly — so visitors learn the craft at its source and artisans earn from …

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The Artisan Community Just Bought a Building!

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The Artisan Community Just Bought a Building!

The Anou Cooperative has acquired a four-storey riad in the Fez medina — an artisan-owned home for the community, made possible by Cafe Clock and …

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Sustainable Vintage Rugs & Sustainable Dye and Washing Techniques

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Sustainable Vintage Rugs & Sustainable Dye and Washing Techniques

Why Anou does not sell vintage rugs, and what we do instead: living artisans, a design culture of their own, and dye and washing techniques …

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Anou Tech Updates: Bringing Artisans and Their Customers Closer Together

Anou's rebuilt custom order system puts artisans and their customers in the same place, so the progress, photos and data of a commission are shared …

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Breaking Ground : Africa's first carbon-negative yarn

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Breaking Ground : Africa's first carbon-negative yarn

The Anou Cooperative is building Africa's first carbon-negative, sustainable wool and yarn mill.

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Anou and COVID-19

Last Updated: May 6th 2020 In the beginning of March we suspended most of our operations and froze shipments.

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