Tadelakt is known as the Stucco Lustro in the Italian tradition of elegant luxurious wall finishes. It is a real pleasure for those who love natural smoothness and is addictive. Its smooth and luminous surface exudes a hard to describe fascination which almost nobody can escape. The way the material is applied produces a fascinating slightly wavy, living, shiny surface. The color tone of  Tadelakt is not regular like in normal pigmented render, but depends on the application. Where the material is a bit compressed, a darker color tone will result. The surface of Tadelakt seems to change in color tones depending on the lighting conditions. Over the years it becomes veined and develops fine cracks, like marble.

                                                                                                      Today, in Interior Design the popularity of  Tadelakt is reaching its height. Foreign designers order Tadelakt to be made in their own color and shapes and use it on walls,  in tables, fireplaces… The color palette was initially inspired by the colors found in the country’s infinite variety of wildflowers. Tadelakt walls in oxblood, rust, gray, tan, ochre and yellow are especially popular in Marrakesh .

In the late 70’s, the American Designer Bill Willis, from Mississipi, rethought the use of Tadelakt when he restored his own property in Marrakesh , Morocco. His design introduced contemporary adaptations of traditional Tadelakt.

For Interior Designers, Tadelakt ranges in colors from subtle to vibrant.

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