Hand Carved Bowl$92
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22cm x 22cm x 8cm
Artisan-owned storefront Β· Ait Bouguemez, Morocco
Association Ighrem
Houseware makers Β· 5 members
The group's story
In their own words
Association Ighrem creates beautiful, hand carved, non-turned, bowls, forks, spoons, and so much more. Every product is made from sustainably collected fallen wood collected near the woodshop. Association Ighrem's social mission of supporting its community is matched by nothing else other than its innovation, experimenting with a wide variety of materials to create one of a kind items.
Association Ighrem was created by a group of woodcarvers in Ait Bougamez, a valley hidden in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. All the wood that the association uses for its carvings are not cut from live trees. Instead, the carvers collect the wood once a year after severe storms break or damage trees high up in the mountains surrounding the valley.
The Association Ighrem uses creates individually hand-crafted items out of wood native to Morocco. These items include intricately designed bowls, spoons, and forks, as well as other culturally-specific items like pictoral reliefs representing the lives of everyday in Ait Bougemez.
Association Ighrem also provides free training for anyone who wants to learn wood sculpting in their village. Upon the sale of any item produced by the wood shop, Atelier de Sculpture donates up to 30% of the item's price to Association Ighrem, which in turn uses the proceeds to help fund projects in the surrounding villages.
5 Members
133 Pieces listed
Meet the makers
The people behind every piece
Brahim El Mansouri
Brahim is the president of Association Ighrem and has been working at the woodshop for over 10 years. In addition to carving, Brahim has worked extensively with artists and artisans throughout Morocco by organizing trainings on Excel, internet and other computer skills. Because of his ability to work with artists and artisans of all backgrounds, Brahim has become the director of Anou in Morocco and leads all the artisan trainings. Brahim is married and has two daughters, Raja and Yasmina. and safae
Mohammed Samih
Mohammed has been working at Association Ighrem for over 5 years. His primary work includes managing his apple orchards in the Ait Bougamez valley. In addition to supporting Brahim with Association Ighrem, Mohammed has multiple leadership positions in agriculture associations in Ait Bougamez and in the greater Azilal province.
Ismail Taglout
Ismail has been carving for nearly 18 years and is one of the original carvers at Association Ighrem. Ismail works on his family farm and also manages a small backpacking hotel in Ait Bougamez valley.
Omar Saber
Omar was born in 1990 in Douar Agouti. He graduated high school in Azilal before starting to learn wood carving from Brahim Mansouri in the wood workshop of the village. He specializes in carving spoons and when heβs not at the workshop he works as a tractor driver and helps in the villagersβs farms.
Mohammed Massaoudi
Mohammed was born in Agouti in 1977. He is a wood carver and is married with a kid. He graduated high school in Meknes before starting to work as a mountain guide in 1993. He is one of the co-founders of the wood workshop after he was trained in back in 1988 at the training center for mountain guides. He specializes in wooden tableware and hopes that their craft will get more recognition and will live on.
Visit the village
Share tea with the makers
Association Ighrem hosts visitors in Ait Bouguemez β watch the artisans at work and see the craft up close. Visits start at $17 per person, and most of it goes straight to the group.
Ait Bouguemez Β· about 3 heures 54 minutes from Marrakech
Chosen by the group
Hand-picked favorites
The pieces the artisans are proudest of
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Shipping to United States included Β· every piece is one of a kind
Serving Tray$69
Made to order only
By Brahim El Mansouri
31cm x 19cm x 2cm
Cutting Board$112
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By Brahim El Mansouri
31cm x 20cm x 2cm
Hand Carved Bowl$92
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By Brahim El Mansouri
22cm x 22cm x 8cm
Hand Carved Bowl$49
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By Brahim El Mansouri
13cm x 13cm x 7cm
Wood Table$537
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By Brahim El Mansouri
1m 19cm x 50cm x 45cm β 3ft 11in x 1ft 8in x 18in
Wood Table$578
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By Brahim El Mansouri
1m 19cm x 45cm x 44cm β 3ft 11in x 18in x 17in
Hand Carved Bowl$85
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By Brahim El Mansouri
21cm x 21cm x 8cm
Hand Carved Spoon$47
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By Brahim El Mansouri
30cm x 6cm x 1cm
Serving Tray$39
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By Brahim El Mansouri
16cm x 16cm x 2cm
Hand Carved Bowl$92
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By Brahim El Mansouri
15cm x 15cm x 1cm
Serving Tray$49
Made to order only
By Brahim El Mansouri
22cm x 22cm x 2cm
Hand Carved Bowl$89
Made to order only
By Brahim El Mansouri
60cm x 20cm x 1cm
Hand Carved Bowl$92
Made to order only
By Brahim El Mansouri
22cm x 22cm x 8cm
Cutting Board$55
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By Brahim El Mansouri
36cm x 16cm x 1cm
Hand Carved Bowl$62
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By Brahim El Mansouri
25cm x 19cm x 2cm
Mirror$164
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By Brahim El Mansouri
50cm x 50cm x 1cm
Serving Tray$139
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By Brahim El Mansouri
51cm x 23cm x 2cm
Serving Tray$65
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By Brahim El Mansouri
36cm x 17cm x 2cm
Serving Tray$85
Made to order only
By Brahim El Mansouri
50cm x 24cm x 2cm
Hand Carved Bowl$79
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By Brahim El Mansouri
18cm x 17cm x 7cm
Serving Tray$99
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By Brahim El Mansouri
50cm x 24cm x 1cm
Hand Carved Bowl$119
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By Brahim El Mansouri
40cm x 40cm x 3cm
Hand Carved Bowl$99
Made to order only
By Brahim El Mansouri
28cm x 28cm x 8cm
Cutting Board$172
Made to order only
By Brahim El Mansouri
32cm x 18cm x 3cm