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Everything You Need to Know About the Inaugural Edition of Morocco Design

BYYassine Hariss

September 30, 2026

For a country where craftsmanship, architecture, fashion, and interiors have long been treated as pillars of the North African Kingdom’s identity, Morocco Design almost feels overdue. Thankfully, things are about to finally change.

Set to debut between Oct. 5–7 in Casablanca, the inaugural edition of MOROCCO DESIGN will spotlight everything from furniture and architecture to antiquities and exclusive exhibitions. The packed three-day program will bring Moroccan creatives into the same orbit as major international design names.

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And rather than simply stick to a single venue, the event will stretch across the city, with exhibitions, installations, workshops, talks, and private events popping up in galleries, showrooms, hotels, and other spaces across the country’s economic capital.

“Morocco does not need to invent a design identity; it already possesses an extraordinary one. What is needed is a platform capable of revealing its contemporary evolution, connecting its creative community and placing Moroccan design within a wider international conversation,” said Hanane El Moutii, founder of MOROCCO DESIGN. “The first edition is an intimate invitation to discover the country not only through what it has inherited, but through what it is creating now,” she added.

Some of the main highlights scheduled include L’Axe invisible, an exhibition by Hamza Kadiri, a Moroccan artist and designer best known for his sculptural work with wood, at the historic Teatro Italia. Architect, designer, and conceptual artist Othmane Bengebara, meanwhile, will present a solo exhibition featuring Irtah!, his sculptural ottoman and recent finalist for the Institut du Monde Arabe’s 2026 Design Prize.

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Elsewhere, Villa Sahrai will host Sophia Kacimi, the French-Moroccan creative behind local label Zoubida as well as Verneo Studio, founded by architect Sami El Khattabi and known for combining traditional craft techniques with digital fabrication.

And if three days feels a little short, there is some good news. This inaugural edition is only intended to be the beginning, with MOROCCO DESIGN conceived as a longer-term platform rather than a one-and-done affair. With hopes of becoming a yearly rendez-vous, it could finally give the country’s design scene the recurring date on the cultural calendar it has long been missing.

Everything You Need to Know About the Inaugural Edition of Morocco Design

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