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A. Condello
Fig. 2 YSL Museum’s
open-air drum courtyard.
Photo courtesy: F. Tiaiba,
2017 ©
litters the universe, junkspace is the residue mankind leaves on the planet …. More
and more, more is more’, which is now occupied by ‘a look-no-hands world’ [25].
In Marrakech, more hand- and machine-crafted spaces co-exist where the soil and
architecture materialise as one, rust-red, and from the macro to the micro-fibre scale.
In particular, the textural qualities of brick-craft, impart organic qualities through its
variegating building facades (Figs. 4 and 5). What was organic within architecture
enabled how local craftspeople could adapt and improvise new skills, such as the
intricate weaving patterns evident within brickmaking and Berber rugs. When considering both the craft and fashion industry in Marrakech, ‘all textiles begin with a
twist’ [21, p. 4].
2 Twisting Yves Saint Laurent’s Mark in Marrakech
Today, Marrakech is increasingly becoming a tourist-Mecca for Saint Laurent fashionistas. With its distinctive red-coloured brick-pelts applied to the building’s upper
facades, the contemporary twisting of terracotta textiles embedded within a Marrakech museum exists near the French Art Deco-inspired Gueliz district. In Morocco,
A. Condello
Fig. 2 YSL Museum’s
open-air drum courtyard.
Photo courtesy: F. Tiaiba,
2017 ©
litters the universe, junkspace is the residue mankind leaves on the planet …. More
and more, more is more’, which is now occupied by ‘a look-no-hands world’ [25].
In Marrakech, more hand- and machine-crafted spaces co-exist where the soil and
architecture materialise as one, rust-red, and from the macro to the micro-fibre scale.
In particular, the textural qualities of brick-craft, impart organic qualities through its
variegating building facades (Figs. 4 and 5). What was organic within architecture
enabled how local craftspeople could adapt and improvise new skills, such as the
intricate weaving patterns evident within brickmaking and Berber rugs. When considering both the craft and fashion industry in Marrakech, ‘all textiles begin with a
twist’ [21, p. 4].
2 Twisting Yves Saint Laurent’s Mark in Marrakech
Today, Marrakech is increasingly becoming a tourist-Mecca for Saint Laurent fashionistas. With its distinctive red-coloured brick-pelts applied to the building’s upper
facades, the contemporary twisting of terracotta textiles embedded within a Marrakech museum exists near the French Art Deco-inspired Gueliz district. In Morocco,