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Situated between the Atlantic & the Mediterranean resulted in Morocco being heavily influenced by several cultures. The most notable element of this design style are the arches. They are seen on windows & on door openings The arch however requires a high ceiling for it to be built in. The second most notable element are the low seatings for the sitting areas. They are either built from concrete & covered with mattresses or made of wood. The design incorporates rich natural colors seen on fabrics & walls especially carmine red, warm yellow, ultramarine blue & purple. Blue & Purple are known to be royal colors and is often seen in this design style. The walls are covered with colorful & patterned ceramic tiles that reaches shoulder level. Never higher or lower. The silverware used are made of real silver, copper & sometimes gold. There’s a great need to use geometrical shapes &

Loosely stated, retro design is a genre of “throwback” design, in which it incorporates elements of design from decades past. Retro design also goes by the name “modern retro”, gives the viewer a feeling of nostalgia. More specifically, it tends to focus on designs from the eras of the 60s and 70s, though there are “niche” genres of retro design that are stirred by other decades, from the 20s (art deco) to the 90s (blues, pinks, mint greens, and blocky shapes in arrangements that are best described as “unconventionally attractive”). Retro-style is loud and busy and requires a certain personality and bold approach to pull it off. Avocado green is by far the most popular retro color choice, followed closely by mustard yellow and combinations of brown, black, white, and red. Retro style furniture has an abstract feel to it, sofas are broad and elongated with multi-colored throw pillows