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Diurne

Alla Prima Rug

Name: Alla Prima Rug
SKU: 5880226
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Diurne is the rug atelier of the painter and art historian Marcel Zelmanovitch, founded at Galerie Diurne in the heart of Paris’s Quartier Latin. Trained to look at a picture before he ever looked at a loom, he approaches every rug as a blank canvas, translating gesture, colour theory and even the swipe of a finger on an iPad screen into knotted wool and silk.

The Alla Prima Rug designed by Diurne takes its name from the Italian painting technique meaning ‘at first attempt,’ in which colour is laid down directly and spontaneously rather than built up in layers over time. Marcel Zelmanovitch, a trained painter before he founded Galerie Diurne in 1982, brings that same directness to the loom, designing as though the knots were brushstrokes committed without a second take.

Hand-knotted in Nepal from 80% wool and 20% silk with 200,000 Tibetan knots, the Alla Prima Rug keeps the loose, gestural energy of its design intact despite the slow, deliberate craft required to knot it. Bespoke dimensions and colours are available on request.

Each rug is handcrafted by skilled artisans who master ancestral techniques such as hand knotting, weaving, and tufting. Due to its handmade nature, there may be slight variations in size and colour, and the patterns may adjust proportionally when the rug is scaled to different sizes. Colours are subject to sample approval and colours shown may vary with lighting and environment.

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Hand-knotted rug
80% wool & 20% silk
200 000 tibetan knots

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Standard dimensions: 197 x 247 cm / 77.6″ x 97.2″

Hand-knotted in Nepal

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