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Limited edition glazed Moroccan tiles available upon request. Zellige tile are hand glazed terracotta tiles from Fez, morocco. Zellige (pronounced zill-eejh') acquires its coloring from the historic Fez clay body that is a rich terra cotta, inherently forcing it's hue through all the glazes.Traditional Zellij consists of individually shaped and ...

Limited edition glazed Moroccan tiles available upon request. Zellige tile are hand glazed terracotta tiles from Fez, morocco. Zellige (pronounced zill-eejh') acquires its coloring from the historic Fez clay body that is a rich terra cotta, inherently forcing it's hue through all the glazes.Traditional Zellij consists of individually shaped and hand cut tesserae or ‘furmah’ - chips of glazed terra cotta tile-work which are set into a plaster base. Modern Zellij includes incredibly vibrant and rich colours in increasingly complex, individually varied patterns set in epoxy.Deeply set in the fabric of Moroccan architecture, the art of Zellij has been used for hundreds of years to decorate homes as a statement of luxury and sophistication. This unique art form developed out of necessity for Moorish artists who desired to create spatial decorations without depicting living things.
if you're tired of the same-ol same-ol, then this tile born from a 10th century Moroccan tile-making craft has arrived just in time for you! Moorish Architectural Design zellige is handmade in Fez morocco by master tile artists. formed from the moroccan earth, and baked in kilns fired by burning olive pits, hand-glazed using natural, sustainable, eco-friendly colors. The zellige glazes have a lovely gloss surface that will have specks, pits, chips and flaws, as well as, undulations of surface. Due to the nature of handmade customers should expect the following from Zellige tiles:

  • size variation
  • thickness variation
  • cracked tiles
  • chipped edges (from hand chiseling each tile)
  • pitted glaze surfaces (from the unfiltered terra cotta reacting with the kiln heat)
  • crazing (from the glaze and the clay body cooling at different temperatures)

To learn more about our limited edition Zellige, contact us at (415) 702.9617 or email us at sales@moorisharchitecturaldesign.com. 

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