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Apr 30, 2012 · One such adventuresome expat was Bill Willis (1937–2009), the lanky, cranky, often pharmacologically fueled interior designer to Morocco’s fête set for nearly 40 years. Americans with a...
Bill Willis (1937-2009) was the leading light of Moroccan-style interior design. He breathed new life into the traditional techniques of North African craftsmen, boldly rewriting the rules of these ancient methods. His life was as captivating as his art.
Bill Willis (1937-2009) was an American interior designer who emigrated to Morocco. His design style has been called Orientalist, although it took inspiration primarily from Islamic, Middle Eastern, and Andalucian Moorish art, but with some western twentieth-century minimalist influences blended in. Willis was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
Feb 9, 2023 · I became enchanted with the work of interior designer Bill Willis after a magical trip to Marrakech last September. Click here to read about our amazing Moroccan adventure. I was blown away by the interiors we saw and even more shocked to discover these places halfway around the world had been designed by a fellow Southerner.
While his remarkable character earned him legendary popularity amongst the 20th century’s most famous people, Bill Willis’s legacy rests squarely upon his tremendous achievements in the realm of interior decor.
May 14, 2010 · The designer died of a brain hemorrhage with scarce notice of his death anywhere, “more or less forgotten,” Bergé says. No beautiful room goes unpunished. If anyone in the West beyond decorative...
Jan 25, 2018 · Bill Willis is credited with having jump-started high-end Islamic architecture and rescuing those Eastern design elements on the verge of extinction. He rescued traditional Moroccan motifs and gave them a new life with his personal taste, new color palettes and new patterns.
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