Jasper Conran buys Yves Saint Laurent's Villa Mabrouka in Tangier

Villa Mabrouka, Tangier © Sotheby's

The British fashion and interiors designer Jasper Conran is set to purchase Villa Mabrouka in Tangier from the Fondation Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech, Morocco for an undisclosed price. The foundation which was founded by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé.

Villa Mabrouka, Tangier © Sotheby's

Bergé's instructions prior to his death in September 2017 were that all proceeds from the property's sale will go towards the not-for-profit Fondation Jardin Marjorelle. The sale's announcement was made by Bergé's heir, AD100 landscape designer Madison Cox, who wed Bergé shortly before his death and is president of Fondation Jardin Majorelle and the Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent in Paris.