Our story

A textile with roots. A Maison with a point of view.

La Maison Berbère was born between Tunisia and Berlin — from a friendship, a shared Mediterranean memory and the desire to give the fouta a contemporary place in everyday life.

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La Maison Berbère foutas in a range of colours and weaves
Woven in Tunisia Curated in Berlin
White dog resting on a burgundy Diamond fouta by La Maison Berbère in a garden beside a pool.

The origin of the fouta

Born in the hammam, made for life today.

Long before it became a travel essential, the fouta belonged to the rhythm of the hammam: light to carry, generous to wrap and quick to dry.

Its character comes from flat weaving — a Tunisian textile tradition that creates a supple, absorbent cloth with a distinctive texture and a remarkably compact fold. Each pattern carries the memory of a gesture refined over generations.

We preserve that useful simplicity while reworking colour, proportion and finish for contemporary homes, beaches, saunas and journeys. The result is not a souvenir, but an authentic everyday textile designed to be used often and kept for a long time.

Our way of making

We do not reproduce the past. We let its knowledge shape objects for the present.
Tunisian know-how
Distinctive weaves developed with trusted textile partners.
Berlin direction
Quiet palettes and useful formats selected with a contemporary eye.
Made to remain
Light, durable pieces that grow softer through everyday use.

Two friends, one shared idea

Haithem & Moufid, between two shores.

We grew up with the colours, sounds and textures of Tunisia close at hand. Years later in Berlin, we realised how clearly a fouta could carry that sense of place — without nostalgia and without folklore.

La Maison Berbère is our bridge between both worlds. We work close to the people who weave our collections, then curate every colour, set and detail so the pieces feel at home in modern European life.

Haithem & Moufid — founders

Founders Haithem and Moufid together in Tunisia
Detailed texture of a La Maison Berbère fouta

What each piece carries

Fewer promises. Better choices.

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Cotton

Selected for comfort, resilience and a soft hand that develops beautifully wash after wash.

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Woven in Tunisia

Palma, Diamond and Honeycomb textures shaped through living Tunisian textile expertise.

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Packed with care

We use paper and avoid plastic where we can.

The story continues with you

One fouta. Many rituals.

At the hammam, on a beach, after the sauna or at home — choose the weave and colour that will become part of your everyday life.

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