Moresque Furniture Design

Arabesque Moresque offers a new line of furniture based on a traditional Moroccan Andaloucian styles.
We design and create for our clients masterpieces where they can see the design and feel the craftsmen ship.
Producing a royal quality and design furniture is a philosophy that signs our product.

Moroccan Workmanship Management

Arabesque Moresque own several workshops for production of carved and painted wood, tiles, Brass, plaster and furniture, our skilled employees in morocco use their incomparable talent to produce the highest quality of product .
Supervision during all phases of production are carried by Maalem ‘Master’ in the domain of specialty in small teams of ten to fifteen hand craftsmen Arabesque Moresque designers are involved in all process of production. We believe that our priority is client’s satisfaction.

Floral arabesque

Floral Arabesque originated with the Islamic artists who observed nature faithfully, reproducing and interesting it with great accuracy
Abstract geometric forms are found throughout Muslim architecture in a stunning variety of combinations. The application of geometry*, or "tester", in Islamic patterns is a pure art our family has learned since the 8th century. Our ancestors settled in Morocco during the Islamic conquests of that time, and participated in the restoration of the Merinides Madrassa schools The Moresque style of architectural decoration handed down to us is closely related to the study of geometry. Our Naji ancestors developed these styles to a degree of complexity previously unknown, and transformed decorative geometry into a major art form.

Geometry

Geometric decoration is the most vital of invention of Andalusian / Moroccan tradition .
Abstract geometric forms are found throughout Muslim architecture in a stunning variety of combinations. The application of geometry*, or "tester", in Islamic patterns is a pure art our family has learned since the 8th century. Our ancestors settled in Morocco during the Islamic conquests of that time, and participated in the construction of the Merinides Madrassa schools. The Moresque style of architectural decoration handed down to us is closely related to the study of geometry.
Our ancestors developed these styles to a degree of complexity previously unknown, and transformed decorative geometry into a major art form. Only in Islamic countries, and within Morocco and Andalusia in particular, did geometric decoration reach such an extreme level of sophistication

Starting from simple composition, our decoration became more and more complex, adding primary and secondary shapes to enrich the basic design, until it became a foundation for the creation of the very complicated and elegant Zillij style. The geometrical star shape is the soul of this style. The most popular designs of the star shape are those having 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 70, and 96, points. Single, double, and triple thin or thick lines are usually used to diversify these designs

Calligraphy

Because of the profound reverence given by Muslims to the Qura’an calligraphic verses from the text are used to decorate walls and ceilings in religious building.
Because of Muslims' profound reverence for the Qur'an, the art of calligraphy was developed among them from the earliest times to a very high degree. The use of calligraphy in architecture is an element of decorating that has at all times unified buildings throughout the Islamic world.
There are two main styles of calligraphy used in architecture: cursive styles called Naskhi, which are often seen with floral arabesque decoration; and the more geometric styles, called "Kufi".Calligraphy is closely linked to geometry. It's often referred to as the "geometry" line, implying that the proportions of the letters, including the curved strokes, are all governed by mathematics.
Inscriptions on buildings are generally written in an angular, sober and monumental script. However, the ranges of variation between the cursive styles vary from century to century, and from region to region.

Muquarnas

Muquarnas, or honey comb vault, is a traditional Islamic decoration developed at the beginning of the ninth century.
Muquarnas ("honeycomb vault" or "stalactites") is one of the most essential elements of all classical Islamic architecture. This is a presentation of three-dimensional structures made using concave elements, which are assembled according to complex geometric rules. In Moroccan decoration, we use plaster or wood to produce Muquarnas.

The use of Muquarnas, especially in plaster, reached an extremely high level of sophistication in Andalusia. At the same time, the scale of Muquarnas was relatively reduced. Muquarnas units have, however, been constant in Islamic architecture since the 9th century.
Muquarnas spread throughout the Islamic world in the late 11th century. It has been and is used in corners and domed rooms, and to decorate corbel arches, capitals, archways, cornices, and even walls, as simple, eye-level friezes.