DIURNE

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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Diurne

LUCA

FLAVIO

LIVIO

AMOS

MILO

Fotia-I

Rhéa

Areas

Nero

Castor

Pollux

IKATU NIGHT

LINEYNAYA

IKATU DAY

VASKA

LIJI

NOMA

BOUNDARY BEND

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COLORIAGE 34 03

ESQUISSES AQUATINTE 03 01

VITRAIL 24 48

ABSTRACTION BRUTE 06 01

SERIE 36 04 08

ESQUISSES GUAZZO 02 02

DESSUS DESSOUS 01 06

SERIE 36 00 08

KIMONO 15 01

LIGNE FLUIDE 04

VITRAIL 01 11

COLORIAGE 03

COLORIAGE 20 07

TIRET 06 01

KIMONO 03 04

PERROQUET ARARAUNA 1

ESQUISSES CALAME 04 02

SOL 04 159

CALI 20

DESSUS DESSOUS 07

CALI 21

CALI 15 03

ESQUISSES TEMPERA 01 02

GRAND FLEUVE 39

PERROQUET ARATINGA

CLEF 06 09

KIMONO 06 13

PERROQUET ARARAUNA 2

VITRAIL 01 39

VITRAIL 03 08

KIMONO 04 03

PERROQUET 27 49

SERIE 25 07 01

KIMONO 09 08

GRAND FLEUVE 28

ABSTRACTION BRUTE 08 01

PERROQUET 09 41

ABSTRACTION BRUTE 05

GRAND FLEUVE 57

DIFFERENTS CIELS 22 12

PERROQUET 10 12

COLORIAGE 16 38

TIRET 11 01

GRAND FLEUVE 43

ABSTRACTION BRUTE 10

GRAND FLEUVE 50

COLORIAGE 09 81

DIFFERENTS CIELS BLUE GREEN

GRAND FLEUVE 06

DIFFERENTS CIELS 07 39

LIGNE FLUIDE 05

LIGNE FLUIDE 02

CLEF 05 04

SERIE 23 01 01

DIFFERENTS CIELS 21 30

VITRAIL 24 72

KIMONO 02 11

LIGNE FLUIDE 03

PERROQUET 01 105

ORIGINE YOKU

LIGNE FLUIDE 06

ESQUISSES ESTOMPE 05 01

ESQUISSES CALAME 04 01

ORIGINE HORUS

ORIGINE DEDALE

TIRET 02 01

GRAND FLEUVE 10

DESSUS DESSOUS 04 02

KIMONO KIM 04 03

PERROQUET KP 2

ESQUISSES CERRA COLLA 06 01

SERIE 23 02 01

SOL 18 63

VITRAIL 02 01

SERIE 24 01 01

DESSUS DESSOUS 03 01

LIGNE FLUIDE 01

PERROQUET PER 05 28

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