And Now for a Break, We Go to Marrakesh.
Vogue Living did a feature story for their Jan/Feb 08 issue on a home in Marrakesh melding the styles of Moroccan and Scandinavian design. Norwegian Knut Hovland of Tupelo Arkitektur and Morocco’s Abdelkirim el Achak came together on a mission for the owner, Scandinavian, who wanted to entertain. The most beautiful aspect of this feature, and there were many, was the courtyard, which had b’hoos (freestanding canopied nooks) on either side. The feature was produced and beautifully photographed by James Silverman for Vogue Living Australia.
Maryam Montague of MyMarrakesh blog fame has created for us a dreamy and exotic world, and to see style like the home featured in Vogue Living’s Nordic Sheik at least representative of the culture, also makes me understand Maryam and her architect husband’s mission to build an eco-friendly boutique hotel in Marrakesh, Peacock Pavilions, and online shop, Peacock Nest. On schedule to open this year, the hotel will have 2 pavilions and 5 guest rooms accommodating 10 adults (and children are welcome). You can read all about Peacock Pavilions at its wonderful website, peacockpavilions.com. In the meantime, Maryam was invited to write a travel essay for Budget Travel on the where and how to’s of traveling in Marrakesh…..I encourage you to visit the site for Maryam’s tips and article, “My Marrakech is Better Than Yours.” if there was anyone to show you around the exotic and mysterious land of Casablanca infamy besides Humphrey Bogart or Ingrid Bergman, well Maryam is the one.
Oh, as for the different spellings, Webster’s spells it Marrakech, but Marrakesh is often used because that is how it sounds.
eek, thank you so much for the mention!!! A reader sent me that Vogue Living issue and that home was just *incredible* too~
Hope you are doing really well and thank you for the support!
I loved, loved, loved your website for the hotel, www.PeacockPavilions.com; it’s so clever. Rather Pretty and Rather Lovely is brilliant. I do want to book one entire pavilion and have an idea workshop; I would think the creative juices would flow like crazy. Thank you for all of your inspiration and can’t wait to hear about the official opening of both the hotel (the images on your blog make it look like a real palace) and the online shop. I’m sure I’ll make it to the Peacock Nest first though!
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