Name: Castor
Brand: Mattia Bonetti
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Mattia Bonetti

DIURNE

The 'Castor' rug was designed by Mattia Bonetti as part of his 'Elements' series for the esteemed rugs catalog of Diurne. The collaboration brings Bonetti back to his initial mediums of expression as his interest in design burgeoned during his textile design studies at the Centro Scolastico per l’Industria Artistica in Lugano. Bonetti's collaboration with the master weavers of Diurne is a contemporary and playful tribute to the ongoing rug-weaving tradition of Nepal.

Bonetti conceived his rug series as paintings, sketching free forms on paper. Each original drawing and its digital render was then sent to Diurne’s rug studio in Nepal. The composition transmuted from the artist's hands, on paper, to those of the weavers at the looms, where they painstakingly replicated the intricate designs, knot by knot.

True to Bonetti’s distinct design vocabulary, the series features unique shapes, and free lyrical abstractions that may occasionally extend beyond the rug’s frame.

A rug in an interior can be truly significant, setting the tone for an entire room. You can build the design around it. A rug isn’t just a background element; it can be almost like a piece of art. Designing a rug is quite different from creating furniture or objects. It exists in two dimensions and is connected to an image, color, or era.

French painter Marcel Zelmanovitch founded DIURNE in 1982 in pursuit of an alternative canvas to transmute his paintings into woven narratives. The artist had found a new passion. Living and working between Paris and Nepal near his team of master weavers, Zelmanovitch is now fully supporting their workshop and community, allowing each of them to carry on Nepal’s rug traditions and its rich craftsmanship legacy. Today, Zelmanovitch invites artists and designer friends to use his palette of woven canvases, Diurne, for their personal work and expressions.

His approach emphasizes the importance of time-honored techniques, viewing each rug as a canvas where ancient artistry meets contemporary vision. The Diurne collection exemplifies this philosophy, with each piece emerging from a meticulous series of traditions: hand-selected fibers of wool, silk, linen, and mohair are carefully dyed in hand-mixed pigment, spun, then intricately knotted and woven by skilled artisans. The collection of unique and limited edition rugs by Galerie Diurne has evolved to include collaborations with contemporary designers such as Mattia Bonetti, Raphael Navot, Charles Zana, and Francis Sultana.

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