AZILAL RUGS HISTORY

Definition, History and interior design styles of the Azilal rugs.

Azilal rugs feature great creativity in terms of design; they combine irregular and abstract patterns with numerous Berbers symbols and diamonds based graphics.
Azilal carpets originate from Morocco and exactly, as their name suggests,  from the craggy Azilal region of  the High Atlas mountains North-East Marrakesh.

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They are often decorated with colored materials such as wool and cotton tainted with vegetable dye or threads of recycled cloth of different colors. Azilal carpets’ background is ivory /cream, made of naturel virgin wool.



Only performed by women of this region, Azilal carpets are made from virgin raw wool by alternating composed patterns of one single knotted line and one or two woven lines, according to a cultural ritual that mothers are passing down to daughters for generations.

Photo credit: J-Y Sevestre. Morocan rugs expert

Azilal carpets are works where every peasant woman of Azilal region tells her story. Rural life, motherhood and childbirth are patterns’ main topics. Actually , weavers appropriate tribal signs of their ancestors to express their wedding, pregnancy and daily lives.

Fruits of weavers’ imagination and genuine works of art, comparable to abstract paintings, Azilal rag rugs are rare and were almost unknown in the market until the years 90.

From Paris to USA and Tokyo, many galleries exhibit Azilal carpets as works of art. Their originality and immense strength in terms of graphics have deeply inspired artists such as Matisse, Paul Klee and Le Corbusier.

Breathtaking patterns styles of awesome Azial rugs come to complete home interior design as works implemented here as floor covering  .They give warmth and a welcome accent owing to their bright and joyful colors.

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Read More about Moroccan Azilal rugs at: The Moroccan rug Journal