Our Journey since 1970
For more than three decades the Bennani family has been tirelessly sourcing and importing the Arts and Crafts of skilled Moroccan craftsman and making them available to the discerning British buyer.
With its roots in stylish Marrakech of the Sixties, where style-gurus like Yves St Laurent and musicians like Jimmy Hendrix drew their inspiration, MBZR has had an unfailing eye for trends and fashions as they have changed and developed.
The MBZR journey began as the Swinging Sixties had swung into 1970, in the heartland of “trendiness” -Kensington Market “Ken Market” was the centre of design style and alternative influence, and MBZR was in the forefront of supplying that appetite for the exotic.
A move to D’Arblay Street in Soho – operating as a wholesaler, supplying the retail sector – Liberty, Top Shop, Chelsea Girl, to name but a few – with what was “hip and happening” in the sixties and seventies. Buyers would come to the treasure store of Moroccan Bazaar for all kinds of exotic wear.
In the 80's the journey continued and MBZR moved to Park Royal – new products, new lines, a new concept making it possible to fuse the functional with the decorative and aesthetically pleasing. Diligent attention to quality standards with a natural flair for selecting desirable traditional styles and distinctive designs were added to its range.
In 2006, and with a further move, the current resting place of Moroccan Bazaar is a stylish ‘Riad’ style building in Greenford, to the west of London. Purpose designed and decorated this new and exciting premises gives us the opportunity to display our collections in our 6000 sq ft showroom and with ample storage space and parking for dozens of cars we hope to welcome you very soon With an unrivalled lighting department with over 300 models to choose from stock and with a furniture collection and thousands of accessories we attract discriminating trade buyers from all nations. Serving interior designers who set the style for restaurants, hotels and private homes, to buyers of the retail independents and multiples, our new location is unparalleled and facilitates the purchase of Moroccan furnishings right here in the heart of Europe.
The journey began in Morocco, transporting the distinctive artefacts, expertly selected for their elegance and ethnic authenticity. Should you choose to visit the Greenford showroom, you need only to step into the world of Moroccan Bazaar to feel that the journey has come full circle, and you are in the very heart of Moroccan style.