Nejma Ø50 cm | Ready to Ship, Small Chip | Handmade Zellige Side Table
€175,00
Sale price
€175,00
Regular price
€205,00
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Nejma Ø50 cm | Ready to Ship, Small Chip | Handmade Zellige Side Table
€175,00
Sale price
€175,00
Regular price
€205,00
Free shipping: European Union · United Kingdom
Norway, Switzerland & overseas: calculated at checkout
Norway, Switzerland & overseas: calculated at checkout
In stock in Brussels: leaves the next working day
New damage in transit? Tell us within 48 hours
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This is not a made-to-order table. It is one particular table, Ø50 cm, standing in the Brussels atelier right now, and every photograph on this page is of that table and no other. It was cut for a customer in Salé, travelled to Brussels, and picked up a small chip on one border tile somewhere on the road. That chip is why it is €30 below the made-to-order price, and why it can be in your hands in about a week instead of six. Nejma means star in Darija. Cobalt blue, forest green, burgundy, ochre and white cut into eight-pointed stars and set by hand into cement, with a solid blue ring running the edge.
Sold as seen
One chipped tile on the outer border
One cobalt tile in the outer ring has lost a piece of its glazed edge, roughly a centimetre across, and the warm clay body underneath shows through. It sits on the very rim of the top, so you meet it from the side rather than from above. Photographs three and four on this page are that chip, close up and against a tape measure, lit so it reads as badly as it ever will. Nothing else is wrong with the table: the cement bed is sound, the top is flat, no tile is loose, and the base is untouched. It is the only fault, it will not spread, and the price already accounts for it. Because this is a single piece rather than a design we can remake, it is sold as it is here and cannot be exchanged for a perfect one.
Design
Nejma : geometric star
Colours
Cobalt blue · Green · Burgundy · Ochre · White
Diameter
Ø 50 cm / 19.7 in
Height
55 cm / 21.7 in
Tile
Hand-cut Zellij ceramic, set in cement
Base
Wrought iron, painted matte black · folds flat
Condition
Second · one chipped border tile
Availability
One piece · in stock in Brussels
Use
Indoor and outdoor
Origin
Handmade in Salé, Morocco
There is exactly one of these
Once it sells, this page comes down. If you would rather have a flawless Nejma, or a different diameter, height or base finish, the made-to-order version is here: Nejma, made to order → Same design, same artisan, Ø20 to Ø90 cm, delivered in 3 to 6 weeks.
The photographs are this table
On the rest of the collection we warn that colours shift between firings, because your table has not been made yet. Here the opposite applies. What you see is what ships: this exact top, these exact tones, this exact base. Look closely before you buy, because there will be no surprises in either direction.
The base and the weather
The base is wrought iron, painted matte black. It is made for indoors, terraces, and covered outdoor spaces. Painted iron does not rust on its own, but where the paint chips and water sits, rust will start. Wiping it dry after rain keeps it as it is for years. During heavy rain spells and through the snow season, use a waterproof cover or bring the table indoors.
Why this table
It ships now. Everything else in the collection is cut after you order and takes 3 to 6 weeks. This one leaves Brussels the next working day
€30 below the made-to-order price of the same table, for one chip on the rim that you have already seen photographed
The five-colour star pattern is one of the oldest Zellij compositions. The same geometry has decorated Moroccan palaces, hammams, and riads for centuries. The same hand tools. The same technique
At Ø50 cm / 19.7 in it works as a side table beside a sofa, a small bistro table for two on a balcony, or a plant stand that earns its place
The wrought iron base folds flat. The tile top sits on it without fixings, held by its own weight. Easy to move inside, take outside, or store
The craft
Zellij (also written zellige) is a Moroccan tilework tradition with roots going back to the 10th century. Each tile is shaped by hand using a steel hammer and chisel, one strike at a time. Then placed alongside its neighbours and set into cement, the traditional bed for Zellij. Cement takes full sun without softening or warping, and it holds the surface flat for decades, indoors and out. There are no machines involved at any step. The craft is practiced in a handful of cities in Morocco. The artisan who makes these tables works in Salé, on the Atlantic coast, where the tradition has been passed from generation to generation.
Care
Cleaning
Wipe with a damp cloth. Mild soap is fine. Avoid abrasive cleaners, which can dull the enamel over time. The grout lines can be cleaned with a soft brush.
The chipped tile
Nothing needs doing to it. The exposed clay is the same fired body as the rest of the tile and it is not going anywhere. If you would rather it disappeared, a dab of enamel touch-up paint in cobalt closes it in a minute, and any model shop sells one.
Outdoor use
The Zellij tiles are frost-resistant and the cement top handles the seasons well, even in full summer sun. The painted base is the part that needs attention. Wipe it dry after rain, and during heavy rain spells and through the snow season use a waterproof cover or bring the table indoors: water that sits and freezes stresses the grout lines, and standing water is what starts rust at a chip. A touch of matte black paint over a chip seals it again.
Natural variations
Each tile is hand-cut and hand-placed. Slight irregularities in the grout lines, tile edges, colour depth, and height are normal. They are what make the piece real, and they are separate from the chip described above.
Shipping
In stock in Brussels · leaves the next working day
This table is already made, already in Belgium, and packed the day after your order. Delivery then takes 1 to 2 weeks with UPS, GLS or a private courier, whichever serves your address best. Please include your phone number at checkout so the courier can arrange delivery with you.
Check the box before you accept it
Your table travels padded, wrapped and boxed, and a courier still has to carry it to your door. Take a minute at the door: look at the box for dents, holes, crushed corners or a torn side, and open it in front of the driver if you can. If anything looks wrong, write it on the delivery slip before you sign, or refuse the parcel. If a neighbour or a parcel point receives it for you, please check it as soon as you collect it.
Arrives with new damage? Tell us within 48 hours
The table is wrapped for transport exactly like every other piece we send. If it reaches you with damage beyond the chip photographed on this page, send us photos of the box and of the piece within 48 hours of delivery and we will sort it out with you.
European Union
Free
UPS · GLS · Private courier
United Kingdom
Free
UPS / Private courier
Norway
€80
UPS / Private courier
Switzerland
€80
UPS / Private courier
Worldwide
Calculated at checkout
UPS / Private courier
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