Yves Saint Laurent’s history with Marrakech began in 1966. This museum was completed in 2017 — the design and fantastic brick work plays homage to the rich textiles he used in his fashion designs. The architects, Studio KO, also played with the contrast between curves and straight lines.Like his designs, there are aspects in the architecture just to delight your senses. Musée Yves Saint Laurent1965, he gave us the Mondrian Dress! A detailed biography of his career here. We saw a unique collection of YSL fashion by Hamish Bowles, editor of Australian Vogue.Dessert at Le Studio was another sensory delight! Date infused ice cream, date cake with a caramel sauce… Musée Yves Saint LaurentA very popular attraction with limited capacity, we were first in line for our timed tickets to enter Jardin Majorelle.Designed in 1922, purchased in 1980 by YSL and Pierre Bergé, Jardin Majorelle is an oasis of cactus and palm trees.Jacques Majorelle (1886-1962) was a French orientalist painter and son of the famous Art Nouveau furniture designer, Louis Majorelle. He arrived in Morocco in 1917, was seduced by Marrakech, purchasing a vast palm grove in 1923 that by 1947 would become the Jardin Majorelle we know today. Photo of Lily Pond reflections.Loved these lantern sentinels! Fun also to see Islamic water features among cacti from all over the world. Jardin MajorelleMajorelle’s artist studio — 1931 art deco style by architect Paul Sinoir. The walls were painted in the now famous “Majorelle Blue” and are still captivating everyone today.It is now called Villa Oasis and was YSL home and studio. Currently exhibiting the Pierre Bergé Museum of Berber Arts since December 2011 — the jewelry room was spectacularly lit as if under a sea of stars.Such fun attention to details. And the sky is Majorelle Blue today as well.The sun was a welcome performer — giving us some interesting shadow patterns.So colorful as is much of Marrakech and the designs of YSL.Pierre Bergé was YSL life long partner — he created a foundation and donated this home, their garden, their art collections, built the new museum — really a gift to the world.A fabulous day in Marrakech! Inspirational design every where we looked! Even the nature patterns of the cactus – in Jardin Majorelle
