Textile data bank
References
Exhibitions
Lectures
Conferences
 
 
  Textile data bank
 
 

Tex Tek is a sourcing center specialized in textile innovations and technical developments. Started in 1990 and the first of its kind in Europe, this data bank lists all kind of textiles ressources (fibres, textiles, surface treatments, nonwovens, processes,...) organized by themes (heat, light, ...) for various applications (architecture, design, decoration, fashion, home furnishing, packaging, scenography,…).
This data base is available for consultations and developements.

   
  optical fibres   From Audio Images' optical fibres   Lamp
To F.Azambourg's
braided lamp
         
  references
 
       

Lineapelle 2004+ Milano :
member of the Fashion trend selection committee

Centre technique du bois et de l’ameublement 1999-2003,
Innovathèque, Paris : textile technical watch
www.innovathequectba.com

François Azambourg
Medialux, Paris
Dupont de Nemours, Genève
Orgexpo, Genève
Lapidus Haute Couture, Paris,
Barraquand Sols Sportifs, Enghein
Deborah Milner, London
Boudicca, London
& Loeb, Paris
Chambre Syndicale des Tissus d’Ameublement,
Paris
Editions d’Art de Rambouillet, Rambouillet
Sophie Larger, Paris
Peclers, Paris
Ory Gomez, Paris
Rena Dumas, Paris
Marie Christine Dorner, London
Ateliers d’Art de France, Paris
Virgin Interactive Vidéo, Paris
Brijatoff & Brijatoff, Paris
C&C Cerutti, Italie
Ets Fournier-Mobalpa : recherche matériaux
Séphora : recherche vêtement image

         
  exhibitions
 
linings       Lineapelle, Bologna 2005-05-05
Presentation of "Product information II : linings" with a range of 30 products and their lattest evolution.
   
         
Soles and insoles       Lineapelle, Bologna, 2004
Organisation of a walking podium "Product information I : Soles and insoles" featuring 15 materials to feel barefoot.
   
         
lampe Gensollen       2002
La Piscine, Musée des arts et des traditions, Roubaix :
selection of innovative textile products for Christmas shopping.

2001
AG, Association Française pour l’Etude du Textile
   
         
      2000
Le Phare, Salon du Meuble de Paris,
Lights and textiles : electroluminescent films and filaments, optical fibers & retroreflectives materials (Dubar Warneton, Rubans Galant, Jakob Schlaepfer, Elemental, Loupi)
   
         
Le phare 1999       1999
Le Phare, Salon du meuble de Paris,
3-D structures: braids, 2-D, 3-D and triaxial weaving
(A&P technology, Parabeam, Shape 3, Tissavel,)
   
         
tex-tek maison       1997
" Tex Tek Maison ", ateliers d’art de france, Paris, a casa moda production.
   
         
tex-tek       1995
" Tex Tek ", International Fair, Plovdiv, Bulgarie, a casa moda production.
   
         
l'Air du Temps       1994
" l’Air du Temps ",
Expo-Protection, Le Bourget-Paris, a casa moda production.
   
         
Tex-Tek       1994
" Tex Tek ", Galeria Tolgyfa, Budapest, a casa moda production.
   
         
        1993
" Habitus ", Body Ware,
Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, a casa moda production.
         
Tex-Tek       1993
" Tex Tek ", Museù Textil ed’Indumenteria,
Terrassa (Barcelone), Espagne, a casa moda production.
   
         
Tex-Tek Le Bourget       1992
" Tex Tek ", Expo-Protection, Le Bourget-Paris, a casa moda production.
   
         
  Lectures
 
 

Ecole Bleue Paris,
Royal College of Art, Londres
Scottish College of Textile, Ecosse
Ecole Boulle, Paris
E.N.S.C.I., Paris
E.N.S.A.D., Paris
Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Kunste,
Stuttgart
Middlesex University, Londres
John Moores University, Liverpool
School of Design, Brighton
Southampton Institute, Southampton
Ecole des Beaux Arts, Le Mans
E.S.A.D., Reims
Ecole Camondo, Paris,
Institut Français de la Mode, Paris
Glasgow School of Arts,
IAV, Orléans,
Ecole Boulle, Paris, atelier F. Azambourg
Central St Martins College, Londres,
Ecole Normale Supérieure, Cachan,
Birmingham University,
Middlesex University,
ENAD, Limoges-Aubusson
University of Central England, Manchester,
London Fashion Institute

   
  Conferences
 
 

IMB 2003, Sports section, Koelnmesse
"Olivier Lapidus, a world of innovations between couture and hightech"

Index 99, Genève
Congrès des nontissés, "new applications".

Interstoff 1999, Frankfurt
"inspiration and innovation in sportswear"

JIIA 1998, l’Arsenal, Paris
Journée d’information sur l’innovation dans l’ameublement.