The Green of the Desert The Timeless Ceramics of Tamegroute On the edge of the Sahara, Tamegroute preserves a craft that has barely changed since the 17th century: clay from the Drâa Valley, foot-powered wheels, wood-fired kilns, and a green unlike any other —born from a guarded formula of copper, manganese, silica, and the unpredictable magic of fire. Each piece —plate, jug, or tile— is dipped in glaze and fired in traditional kilns, often fueled with palm leaves and desert wood, where smoke and uneven heat leave subtle marks, drips, and shades of jade: every object becomes a singular variation of the same song. The Zaouïa Naciria —a Sufi center and historic library— and the old caravan routes shaped the identity of this craft, carried through generations by families of potters who still work in earth-walled ateliers. Tamegroute is, above all, an aesthetics of the essential: the beauty of utility, where imperfection is not a flaw but the memory of fire.