maalem octagonal — black
Octagonal side table in black bone inlay. Maalem means master craftsman. The blackened inlay is achieved by long-firing the bone in a sealed pit.
| height | 22in |
| diameter | 22in |
Handcrafted in Marrakech. Allow 2--4 weeks for delivery.
Salma El Fassi
Every piece in our collection is the product of generations of accumulated knowledge, passed from master to apprentice in the workshops of Marrakech. Working with bone inlay (blackened), hardwood core, our artisans employ techniques that have remained unchanged for centuries -- hand-hammering, hand-carving, and hand-setting each element with extraordinary precision.
The result is furniture that carries the warmth and imperfection of the human hand -- subtle variations that no machine could replicate and that make each piece genuinely one of a kind.
The last bone carver of Fez. Works from a room above a tannery. Her family has inlaid bone for four generations.
Fez
