New York Times Style Magazine, T Magazine did a feature called "Lost in Time" (written by Christopher Petkanas and photographed by Simon Watson). It is definitely worth reading because it gives wonderful background to the pictures that you are about to see - a place literally on the outskirts of society and time.
The colors are so beautiful, the setting so peaceful and yet harsh. This town pushes into the Sahara, the driest place in the world. There is not much to support the city, yet it continues to thrive and attract some culturally rich individuals. You would find this place and think it a mirage.
Enjoy!
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| Taroudant’s lunar-like landscape. |
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| Local children play soccer outside the town’s ramparts. |
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| The Belgian decorator Christophe Decarpentrie sits under a pergola at Le Bastion, one of four homes he shares with his partner, Abel Naessens, in Taroudant. |
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| A stairway leading up to the terrace of the French decorator François Gilles’s house, which he designed with Arnaud Maurières and Eric Ossart. |
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| A bedroom is shaded by arches poolside at Le Jardin/ Bassin, another home shared by Decarpentrie and Naessens. |
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| One of the terraces at Le Bastion. |
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| A sitting area in Le Petit Palais, another of Decarpentrie and Naessens’s houses. |
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| Their guesthouse, La Bergerie, from above. |
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| Beds in La Bergerie. |
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| The living room at Le Bastion. |
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| The entryway at the home of François Gilles. |
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| The dining room, which leads to one of the property’s four courtyards. |
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| An aerial view of the dining areas and swimming pool. |
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| The painting studio of the late Chilean artist Claudio Bravo. |
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| A cactus garden outside the walls of Bravo’s home. |
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| A stairwell leading to one of the house’s terraces. |
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| A view of the lap pool and exterior of the hotel Dar Al Hossoun at dusk. |
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| The hotel’s sunken garden, designed by Maurières and Ossart. |
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| A guest room, also decorated by Maurières and Ossart. |
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| The house peacock wanders the grounds at Dar Al Hossoun. |
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| A dense garden of cactuses and exotics surrounds the lap pool at Dar Al Hossoun. |
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| A view of Karl Morcher's garden in Taroudant, Morocco. |
Those glorious floors! The painted ceiling. The unbelievable gardens. I'm in love - I can see why people make the trek there. At the very least, I should get a house peacock - though my husband would not be thrilled with me.
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Hello! do you have more photos of Claudio Bravo's studio or house?
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