Kairouan Zarbia, madder red
The classic central-medallion zarbia, knotted on a wool warp and dyed with madder root. Dense, heavy, and built to outlive the room it lands in.
€ 1,450
The collection
Everything in the shop
6 pieces, each one bought directly from its maker. Nothing here is reordered — when a piece goes, it goes. If something catches your eye, email us and we will send photos and hold it for you.
Carpets
Hand-knotted and flatwoven wool from Kairouan, Gafsa and the Jerid.
Gafsa kilim, banded indigo
A flatwoven runner of horizontal bands in indigo and undyed wool, with small figurative motifs worked into the stripes.
€ 890
Jerid mergoum, saffron ground
Diamond lattices in saffron, black and ivory — the oasis weave of the Jerid, worked in hand-spun wool.
€ 740
Ceramics
Tin-glazed earthenware thrown and painted in Nabeul and Sejnane.
Nabeul serving set, green glaze
A platter and four bowls in the deep Nabeul green, painted freehand with a repeating fish-scale motif.
€ 180
Sejnane figures, pair
Hand-coiled Berber figures from Sejnane — a pottery tradition carried entirely by women and listed by UNESCO.
€ 240
Sold
Zellige tile panel, Sidi Bou Saïd blue
Nine hand-painted tiles that assemble into a single interlacing star — the blue of every door in Sidi Bou Saïd.
No longer available
Looking for something you don't see?
We travel to Tunisia a few times a year and can look for a specific size, colour or weave. Tell us what you are after.
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