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From the research I had done before my trip, I was
expecting to find the glorious traditions of carpet-weaving,
silversmithing, and leatherwork that form the foundations
of the Marrakesh shopping scene. And it was no surprise
to see a swath of stores, both in and outside of the medina,
where European designers work with Moroccan materials
and resources to make products that sit at a comfortable
midpoint between authenticity and bourgeois familiarity.
But it was thrilling to also see evidence of a new wave of

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