OUR STORY
The riad’s name is no accident – the address is whispered amongst the initiated like a best-kept secret.
To gain access you must be in the know.
Legend has it that the ‘Secret Garden’ was the folly of a rich Marrakchi, who built two almost identical riads side by side to house his lovers. One of the women was his favourite and he dedicated this beautiful setting to hide the immense love he had for her.
Behind the hidden door, you are enveloped by the magic of this little palace that seems straight out of 100 & 1 Nights.
The mix of zelliges and stuccos transport us to the heart of the Moorish civilisation. The magic unfolds. The riad seems suspended in time.
The Riad Jardin Secret got its second life thanks to Cyrielle and Julien, a creative duo from Paris who spent over 10 years working in the high trenches of the fashion industry.
In search of a more authentic life, the two Morocco-aficionados moved to Marrakech, where after months of research and visits through the maze that is the Marrakech medina, they found in a discrete passageway, a refuge of peace and inspiration.
“We pushed two grand cedar doors that led us to the sumptuous and intimate palace we now call home. Here, organic elements and ornamentations come together in the most authentic expression of Moroccan architecture.
Magic unravels. Time stops.”
A HISTORICALLY RICH AND “ANTI-MODERN” PLACE
Here, in addition to creating Riad Jardin Secret, they founded RIGOTANG, a Marrakech-based studio at the crossroad of their passions for photography and interior design. Known for their authentic, sincere and spontaneous aesthetic, the pair offers services in film photography and interior design, They have collaborated with brands and publishers such as AD, Assouline, Gestalten, The Telegraph, Elle Decor, Milk decoration and Air France Magazine.
Working exclusively on film, Cyrielle’s work invites us to contemplate the richness of the present day, whether it is a Moroccan landscape, an instant, a face or a gaze that will remain frozen for even.
Rigot Tang transport us in a world so real in emotion, it needs no artifice.
