sourcing stories
Marlene Pauly
A QUESTION OF TRUST (and a good nerve system)

The silence on the other end was killing…
“ Quel envoi ( what shipment)?” Abdel answered while he was seemingly enjoying a good breakfast.

A QUESTION OF TRUST (and a good nerve system)
sourcing stories
Marlene Pauly
KAMAL and THE BERBER POTS

Simple, normal and bien sûr, are words that I learned over the years, couldn’t be more divers in context and content in every culture then coffee, real good coffee

KAMAL and THE BERBER POTS
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Marlene Pauly
SOURCING STRATEGIES - ORDERING - part 3

Sourcing in Morocco needs the right amount of preparation. Preparation and tools to make it a success story.
In part three we’ll finally into putting out that order!

SOURCING STRATEGIES - ORDERING - part 3
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Marlene Pauly
SOURCING STRATEGIES - HAVING A PLAN - part 2

Sourcing in Morocco needs the right amount of preparation. Preparation and tools to make it a success story.
In part two we dig into having a structure, so you will not lose your focus in a place where..well…everyone seems to lose it!

SOURCING STRATEGIES - HAVING A PLAN - part 2
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Marlene Pauly
BENEFITTING OF OUR SOURCING STRATEGIES - part 1

Sourcing in Morocco needs the right amount of preparation. Preparation and tools to make it a success story.
In part one we talk about which tools over the years became to us the most efficient in turning any deal into a success.

BENEFITTING OF OUR SOURCING STRATEGIES - part 1

interior styling

PROGRESS ON A PROJECT IN MOROCCO

About a year ago I had the first meetings in this hotel. Not often it happens that owner and designer have a same view, and this was one of these rare moments. Things move on slow but for every piece that is accomplished, there is the joy of looking at it, being happy it turned out to be as visualised or even better.
can't wait for the pool to be ready
the romantic room with this O SO romantic bathroom
the ocean suite
the colonial room

Creating a place of authenticity that re-invents Moroccan tradition and mixes it with pure whites and greys...









PATIO PASSION

No....I'm not talking about what all 'could' happen

on a patio after lounging with a good glass of wine and seeing the sun go down with some nice shilling music...I'm talking about

my love for patio's since I was a little child I was drawing houses.

My favorite one was what I called 'the Roman' house. I was at the

Gallo-Roman Museum

in

Tongeren

at age 7 and when I came back the only thing I was talking about where these amazing drawings on houses I had seen.

I asked for black paper and  with a pencil I designed the most amazing patio houses, admiring the silver shimmer on the black paper at night with my designs hanging on my bedroom wall.

Growing up i still loved drawing houses, still love black backgrounds and still love patio's. How lucky could i be to arrive in this country where almost everyone enjoys a patio!

picture source:

HERE

and

HERE

A TOUCH OF MOROCCO

Black & white with some Moroccan flair.
That comes pretty close
when looking at this timeless interior project of Jessica Helgerson.
First of all I personally love the style of the condo in Portland. What I love about the renovation, what I ALWAYS consider successful renovations, is when it reinforces the character of the old without becoming retro. A particular part is the use of the Moroccan cement tiles. It is so nice to see that a pattern that has been around for ages can make a place funky all over. 
Well done!











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OUR EBOOK THAT MAKES YOU TURN ANY CORNER IN MARRAKECH WITH CONFIDENCE

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Forget Comfortzones

It's a Cross-Cultural jungle out here, be safe with your pocket survival tool. The e-book to hold on to from your phone when things kind of get out of hand…

GET IT NOW!

Let me tell you this!

You don’t ‘do’ the souks like your local super market.
Before you know it, you’re heading home with a flying carpet and Aladin’s lamp. Well make it 10 of each because it was a deal :) (you thought)
Learn the art of stepping into this ‘other’ way of shopping.

Why a price never is ‘just’ a price. Why Everything is negotiable
Why you should trust your guts.
The importance of relationships and networking.
The way to turn any deal into a win-win
How you can learn and enjoy the DRAMA :)

AND WHY you‘d better be PREPARED