Timbuktu celebrates a cultural landscape in Mali where nomadic life has long been part of history. The room brings together influences from different Black cultures across Africa and the African diaspora.

One of the central elements is a rare, vintage sign from Haiti, dating from the mid-20th century, which Meryanne acquired through a close friend who travelled there extensively several decades ago. Above it, a collection of baskets from Ghana adds warmth and tonal richness to the space.

On the walls, Meryanne has brought together a series of works including drawings by a Congolese artist and a Cameroonian artist, alongside a watercolour, an etching, and an old bone of unknown origin. These elements give a sense of roots and grounding within the space.

The bedside tables are made from trays sourced in Mauritania, referencing the Sahelian Sahara and reinforcing the room’s connection to desert cultures. Curtains are made from handwoven fabrics by Aïssa Dione in Senegal, whose work Meryanne has used since the period when she ran a concept store in Marrakech between 1999 and 2004. On the bed, handwoven textiles sourced from Togo and Senegal add further layers of texture. The wooden doors were sourced from an antique depot in Morocco and later bleached by Meryanne before being installed.

The doors open onto the bathroom, which reflects a sense of nomadic luxury from another time, with marble surfaces, alabaster lighting in the form of sculptural vases and sconces, copper basins, precious wood paneling, and richly hued waterproof fabrics. Finely finished wooden drawers, and wall textiles in soft, canvas-like tones. An Amazigh-patterned mashrabiya filters the light, reinforcing the room’s African identity.