Casablanca, a city steeped in history and culture, offers a unique source of inspiration for kitchen design. Drawing from Amazigh (Berber) traditions and blending them with modern aesthetics, Casablanca Moroccan kitchens create spaces that are both functional and evocative.
The Essence of Moroccan Cuisine
The Amazigh (Berber) cuisine is a traditional cuisine with a varied history and influence of numerous flavours from distinct regions across North Africa. The traditional cuisine draws influences from Morocco's Atlas mountains and heavily populated Berber cities and regions. Moroccan cuisine differs from one area to another within North Africa. For this reason, every dish has a distinct and unique identity according to the specific region it originates from in North Africa, with some dishes estimated to be more than a thousand years old.
Popular authentic Moroccan preparations of Tunisian, Moroccan, Algerian, and Libyan cuisine include tajine, couscous, shakshouka, pastilla, msemen, merguez, asida, lablabi, harissa, makroudh, harira, sfenj, and ahriche.
Casablanca Tile Collection: A Mystical Touch
The Casablanca Tile Collection offers a way to incorporate the beauty of Moroccan design into your kitchen. Creatively adapted using the perfect blend of pearl hues, these delicate arabesque, Moorish mosaic tile patterns create an irresistible mystical ambience to any room.
Mystique is fully customizable, suitable for all interior wall / floor applications residential or commercial.
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Our ode to Casablanca begins with a Moroccan blue and white pattern that bears the name of the famed city. We journey into Moroccan decor inspired by Atlantic waters, mint tea, and vivid celebrations. This Moroccan pattern is equally at home in coastal living rooms, classic white kitchens, and bohemian dining rooms.
Color Palettes and Decor Elements
A blue and white bedroom is the standard for peaceful relaxation, and using that color scheme in a Moroccan bedroom will carry your dreams to that faraway land on the African coast. If you’re drawn to the blue rendering in Casablanca and you love floral prints, then this pairing is for you. If you’re looking for a way to use different patterns, then consider marrying Casablanca with Moonlit Taj. Each print features two shades of blue along with a green on a milky white ground.
Royal Mansour is a perfect example of an interesting, textural white: white medallions are printed by hand across a white ground.
Features of Casablanca Moroccan decor:
- Blue and white patterns
- Delicate arabesque and Moorish mosaic tile patterns
- Intricate Moroccan tile prints in blue, orange, and chocolate
- Textural whites with hand-printed medallions
If you’ve fallen in love with Casablanca’s quatrefoils, then why not embrace them fully? The key to creating the perfect coastal bathroom is to use blue and white, but the secret to the perfect Moroccan bath is to hang a Moroccan shower curtain. Featuring an intricate Moroccan tile print in blue, orange, and chocolate, Mosaique Bleue (CP) carries the same Moroccan spirit.
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Linens from this collection make a lovely addition to your Casablanca textiles.
Modernist Influences and Architectural Details
The owners of this Casablanca gave the designer a free card to renovate from inside and out and the results are visible to everyone. As a contextual architect, Crina always tries to have in mind the overall environment in which the home is. Although, the clients were looking forward to creating an unconventional space from what is normally seen in Morocco taking some traditional elements and adding a touch of modernism.
For the interior design, the designer inspired herself in the modernist masters such as Carlo Scarpa and Jean-François Zevaco. The design pared down a rigorous style that would provide a calm background for the mix of vintage and contemporary architectural and artistic pieces that were brought from the auctions houses in Europe and the United States, both kid of embracing the Moroccon culture, which proved to be challenging, especially due to the pandemic situation.
Arghirescu Rogard also used a rich palette of colors and textures characteristic of the country, with unique plaster finishes as well as custom bronze and metal pieces scattered on the house. In the kitchen can be spotted Duplex stools by Javier Mariscal as well as alabaster pendant lights, which were sources locally in Casablanca. The clients aim for a formal unformalized decor with some traditional settings of Moroccan adding some modern and outsourced elements.
The custom stained-oakwood staircase with plaster and steel details was inspired by Carlos Scarpa. The olive tree in the entrance connects nature inside and out. The powder room showcases a locally sourced Saint Laurent marble vanity sink and a Transience Mirror by Lex Pott and David Derksen.
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The headboard and modern metal side tables are customed to the place. The child’s room is inspired by the Musée Bourdelle in Paris. Bourdelle’s workshop has all these scattered blocks to display his sculptures. The designer confesses that the client’s child instantly brought his toys and books into the room which impacted the design.
Another view over the main bathroom, one of the designer’s favorite parts of the house. The artist brought in a giant circular mirror to show to the client although, it turned into a window. The rich simplicity concept is present in this bedroom. The designer believes the garden is the frame for the house so it was personally decorated by himself.
Key elements of a modern Casablanca kitchen:
- Tall windows for transparency and unexpected perspectives
- Mix of vintage and contemporary architectural pieces
- Unique plaster finishes and custom bronze/metal pieces
- Locally sourced materials and craftsmanship
- Integration of nature with indoor spaces
Even though you may not live in Casablanca, you can surround yourself with the romance, history, and beauty of that seaside realm through Moroccan style.
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