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

Christian

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

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Christian

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