MARRAKECH · SINCE 1981

A living heritage.

A family story. A wooden loom.
A thousand patient gestures.

THE FAMILY ATELIER

Knowledge held
in the hands.

Founded in Marrakech in 1981 by Malika Chouhab, Atelier El Bahia carries a family tradition of weaving into the life of the medina.

Today, Haytam continues that story, sharing textiles shaped by the time, skill and individuality of the human hand.

OUR SAVOIR-FAIRE

The rhythm of the loom.

Inside our Marrakech workshop, the textile takes shape one thread at a time.

Two Atelier El Bahia artisans wearing their black branded shirts, working with wooden shuttles at a traditional loom — At the loom · hands, shuttles and the shared rhythm of the workshop.

01 / THE GESTURE

Practised hands.
Living knowledge.

A shuttle passes through the threads. The wooden frame holds the work. Each movement belongs to a craft that is learned through patient practice.

These are the people, tools and looms of Atelier El Bahia.

Meet us in Marrakech

Atelier El Bahia artisan weaving orange fabric on the wooden loom, with his hands, tools and workshop surroundings visible — A textile in progress · orange threads on a traditional wooden loom.

An Atelier El Bahia artisan at the full wooden loom, with its frame, beams, warp threads and workshop structure intact — The wooden loom · its frame, threads and the artisan at work.

The character of handweaving lives in the work itself.

OUR MATERIALS

A closer look at the weave.

Original close-up photographs of our own Atelier El Bahia textiles.

Original close-up of an Atelier El Bahia handwoven textile with orange, turquoise and natural-colored threads — Agave-silk and Egyptian-cotton weaving · an original atelier textile detail.

02 / THE THREAD

Material.
Colour. Texture.

Agave-silk and Egyptian-cotton weaving forms part of the atelier’s textile practice. Seen close, the interlacing threads reveal the structure and character of the cloth.

These photographs show actual textiles from Atelier El Bahia. Composition and suitability are confirmed for each individual piece or commission.

Original close-up of coral-red and natural-colored threads woven into an Atelier El Bahia textile — Coral and natural tones · the interlacing threads, seen close.

Original photograph of rolled Atelier El Bahia fabrics in magenta, plum and orange — Magenta, plum and orange · a study in woven colour.

Original Atelier El Bahia photograph of red handwoven fabrics with differently colored bands — Colour in the cloth · a collection of handwoven textile details.

FROM OUR LOOMS TO YOUR HOME

Continue the story.

Discover the atelier, explore our textiles, or begin a personal conversation.

Visit the atelier Explore the collections

Knowledge heldin the hands.

Practised hands.Living knowledge.

Material.Colour. Texture.

Continue the story.

Knowledge held
in the hands.

Practised hands.
Living knowledge.

Material.
Colour. Texture.