The Stylistic and Colorful Ceramic Pottery of Morocco

Among the most popular authentic souvenirs that travelers in Morocco take home with them are ceramic plates. It isn’t just decorative, but it also reflects the Moroccan art of design and pottery.

These plates make great gifts and bring back memories of the time spent in Morocco. All were hand painted with fine details, deep colors, and a variety of hand spun designs. Some of the pieces are trimmed with tooled silver overlay which gives a sort of richness to the design and adds to its uniqueness. Common themes used in design are complex geometric, floral and calligraphic visual pattern, paired with simple, bright, and often whitewashed colors.

Morocco is very well-known for their wide range of ceramic pottery. The main centers for ceramics are Safi, which produces pottery inlaid with metal or covered tightly with leather, and Fes, which produces the very distinctive blue and white fassi pottery. The most interesting forms of ceramics are that of Safiot pottery. They are incredibly ornate masterpieces that are simply unbeatable for handcrafted decadence.

Moroccan pottery is unique because the country has many different types of soil found nowhere else in the world, from which they mould into works of art. The ornate ceramics boasts of the captivating mosaics made by skilled artisans, and looking through the pottery markets, you’ll surely find a color, type, and style that match your own taste and your home decor.

Let’s get to know more of this stylistic Moroccan art in ceramic pottery, and view the many beautiful and colorful designs that are proudly Moroccan. Read more.

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