The Souk Haddadine is defined by the relentless, rhythmic clanging of hammers against raw metal. It is the blacksmiths’ quarter, where ironworkers turn scrap metal into the intricate latticework lanterns that light the alleyways of the Medina. In the nineteen-fifties, the master craftsman Moulay Ahmed decided to switch from making simple horse tack to designing the elaborate filigree lamps that now fill these stalls. His shop remains, and the heat from the open furnaces still defines the air here.
Souk Haddadine – Lampshades, lanterns
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