About




B. 
Profile
Julia Claire Reitzer
My name is Julia Claire Reitzer, and I am a designer-researcher currently pursuing a PhD at the intersection of design and ancient materials. I also work as an independent graphic designer. My practice gradually shifted towards textiles following an artistic residency, and later developed through an interest in archaeological techniques.

My research is conducted at the École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay). It is carried out across the Centre de recherche en design (CRD) and the PPSM chemistry laboratory. The project is co-supervised by designer James Auger, chemist Loïc Bertrand, and the Mihaly company. This research is funded by the Île-de-France Region.
       
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B. I. 
Background

B. I. 1.
Experience
Since 2023





Since 2021


10. 2026



06. 2026




2026–2027

2026–2027

01–02 2025


2020–2021




2020–2022

04–07 2020

06- 08. 2018


Contractual PhD candidate
→ Centre de recherche en design (ENS Paris-Saclay, ENSCI–Les Ateliers), Laboratoire PPSM (CNRS, ENS Paris-Saclay), Mihaly. Paris Région Île-de-France.

Independent designer
→ Microenterprise, SIRET 90461134000012.

Visiting researcher
→ CTR TexLab, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Examination board chair
→ Space design (DNMADe), École Boulle, Paris, France.

Design teacher
→ Research in design (Master), ENS Paris-Saclay | 64 hours.
→ Space design (DNMADe), Lycée Camille Claudel, Vauréal | 18 hours.
→ Space design (Master, DNMADe), Ensaama, Paris | 15 hours.

Member of the Helios designers' collective
→ Pavillon d'Angiviller, Mobilier national, Paris, France.

Designer in studio
→ Ruedi Baur network (Integral designers, civic city, DMH) Paris, France | Full-time.
→ Cakedesign agency, Paris, France | Internship.
→ Irobe Design Institute, Tokyo, Japan | Full-time.




B. I. 2.
Education
Since 2023





2022–2023


2020–2021





2018–2020



02–06 2019



2015–2017



PhD in Design
→ CRD (ENS Paris-Saclay, ENSCI–Les Ateliers), PPSM (CNRS, ENS Paris-Saclay), Mihaly. Initiative funded by the Île-de-France Region.

Master's degree in Design research
→ ENS Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.

Master's degree in Creation, project, transdisciplinarity
→ CNAM, CESAAP, Campus des Métiers d'Art & Design, École Boulle, Ensaama, Duperré, Estienne, Mobilier national.

DSAA in Graphic design, transmedia
→ Ensaama Olivier-de-Serres, Paris, France.

Erasmus exchange, MSc in Design
→ Politecnico di Milano, Bovisa Campus, Milan, Italy.

Two-year technical degree (BTS) in Graphic Design, printed media
→ École Estienne, Paris, France.


B. I. 3 .
Residencies, grants
& awards
11. 2026



10. 2026



07. 2026



05. 2026



04. 2024



07. 2023



2020–2021







International textile residency
→ Icelandic Textile Center, Blönduós, Iceland | 1 month.

International research visit
→ CTR TexLab, Elsa Yvanez, Copenhagen, Denmark | 1 week.

Archaeological excavation fieldwork
→ APSADiodurum, Olivier Blin, Jouars-Pontchartrain, France | 10 days.

Grant for fieldwork
→ GS Humanités et Sciences du Patrimoine, Université Paris-Saclay, France | 1 year.

Grant for equipment acquisition
→ Objet Interdisciplinaire Palabre, Université Paris-Saclay, France | 1 year.

Doctoral fellowship
→ Paris Region PhD 2023, Île-de-France Region, DIM PAMIR, France | 3 years.

Artistic residency
 → Manufacture des Gobelins, Mobilier national, Paris, France | 1 year.



B. II. 
Contribution
B. II. 1.
Coordination
Since 2025


Since 2025




Since 2024



10. 2026



01–05 2026



08, 2025



2023–2025






2023–2025

PhD student representative
→ CRD, ENS Paris-Saclay.

Committee member, “Experimenting at the time of finitude”
→ CRD, PPSM, CRH, EHESS, ENS Paris-Saclay, MSH Paris-Saclay.

PPSM seminar coordinator
→ PPSM, Matériaux anciens et du patrimoine, CNRS, ENS Paris-Saclay.

Textile workshop coordinator
→ Fête de la Science, ENS Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, France.

Workshop contributor, “Prototyma”
→ ENSCI–Les Ateliers and DIM PAMIR, Paris, France.

Workshop coordinator, « Introduction au textile »
→ Fablab U.P-Saclay.

Committee member, “Design, Narrative(s) and Literary Theory(ies)”
→ ENSCI, ENS Paris-Saclay, universities of Pau and Pays de l’Adour, Nanterre, Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris 8.

Committee member, “Donner corps au patrimoine”
→ Objet Interdisciplinaire Palabre, Université Paris-Saclay.



B. II. 2.
Written contribution
In progress




In progress





In progress







2026






2026





2025

International article. Jérémie Ritoux, Julia Claire Reitzer, Arnaud Brayard, and Loïc Bertrand, Cleaving fossils.
→ Preprint submitted to Elsevier.

Book. Julia Claire Reitzer, Loïc Bertrand, Etienne Ainheim. Expérimenter au temps de la finitude. Quand l’étude des matériaux anciens rencontre ses limites.
→ Preprint submitted to Éditions de Minuit.

Book chapter. Julia Claire Reitzer, Loïc Bertrand. Exploring the past for modern technological applications, in Materials, Technology and Society, Volume 2/3.
→ Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent and David Pontille. English-language editions, World Scientific.

International article. Han Zhou, Julia Claire Reitzer, and al. Paleo-inspiration as a stimulating novel approach for sustainable practices in heritage conservation.
→ ICOM-CC, Triennial Conference Publications.

Journal article. Julia Claire Reitzer. Donner corps aux absences, « Faux voir », Azimuts 62.
→ Cité du design | Esadse (LEM). Bilingual edition.

Conference proceedings. Julia Claire Reitzer, Le textile en transparence. Mettre en lumière les dimensions imperceptibles, in Montrer-cacher, ou la Transparence Textile.
→ Éditions Les Indes Savantes.


B. II. 3.
Oral presentation
Since 2023


11. 2026



06. 2026




05. 2026


02-04 2026




02. 2026


12. 2025





11. 2025


04. 2025


03. 2025


01. 2025



11. 2024



11. 2024



07. 2024


06. 2024


05. 2024



2024


05. 2023



06. 2023
 CRD PhD seminars
→ ENSCI - Les Ateliers.

Study day « La matérialité à l’épreuve du projet »
→ LéAV, CRD, GS HSP Paris-Saclay.

Vivatech 2026 forum
→ Paris Région Ile-de-France stand, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, France.


5th edition, « Les Ontonautiques »
→ ENSCI - Les Ateliers, France.

Cycle of seminars “Experimenting at the time of finitude”
→ ENS Paris-Saclay, EHESS, MSH Paris-Saclay, France.

DIM PAMIR congress « Émergence »
→ Université Paris Nanterre.

International conference “Design, Narrative(s) and Literary Theory(ies)”
→ ENSCI, ENS Paris-Saclay, Universities of Pau and Pays de l’Adour, Nanterre, Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris 8.

Seminar “Prototype stories”
→ ENSCI, ENSAD de Limoges, etc.

4th edition, « Les Ontonautiques »
→ École Camondo, France.

SITEM forum
→ Carrousel du Louvre.

Academic study day « Canons culturels et savoirs institués »
→ Université d’Évry.

AFET 2024 study day « Montrer-cacher, ou la Transparence textile »
→ Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy.

Seminar « Le corps à l’œuvre. Geste(s), patrimonialisation »
→ OI Palabre, Maison de l’Île-de-France,

Gordon research conference
→ Les Diablerets, Switzerland.

PPSM student days
→ PPSM, ENS Paris-Saclay.

Seminar « L’œuvre du corps. Dynamiques créatrices et dynamiques spectatrices »
→ OI Palabre, UVSQ Paris-Saclay.

Seminars « Le DNMADe et après ? »
→ Université de Franche-Comté,

International study day “New Research on Mineralized Textiles”
→ Musée du Louvre,

Mediation in museum
→ Galerie Dior, salle des Artisans, Paris.





B. III. 
Expertise


B. III. 1.
Archaeo-textile
09. 2025

07. 2025



05. 2025


09. 2024



09–10 2024



09–12 2023



Dyeing archaeological textiles
→ Marie Marquet, Die, France | 2 days.

Archaeology of textiles
→ Marie-Pierre Puybaret, Landébia, France | 4 days.

History and anthropology of textiles
→ Sophie Desrosiers, EHESS | 1 week.

Analysis of ancient textiles
→ Suzanne Lassalle, ENSCI–Les Ateliers, Paris, France | 1 week.

Qualification in Handloom weaving
→ Côme Touvay, ENSCI–Les Ateliers, Paris, France | 2 months.

Ancient and heritage materials 
→ Loïc Bertrand, ENS Paris-Saclay | 1 semester, 24 hours.


B. III. 2.
Practices
Design research, creative project management (studio, freelance), analysis and practice of Protohistoric textiles, graphic design practice (print, digital), design culture, teaching, workshop management, exhibition and interdisciplinary seminar coordination, research writing.

Weaving, spinning, textile dyeing, sublimation, setup of vertical and horizontal looms.

Screen printing, risograph printing, printing, mapping, photography, illustration, typography, publishing, bookbinding.


B. III. 3.
Digital tools
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Lightroom, etc.), Affinity, Fontself, WordPress, Cargo, Microsoft Office Suite, Blender 3D, MeshLab, Keyence digital microscope.


B. III. 3.
Languages
French, English.
Julia Claire ReitzerLast updated: August 2026

Research, design and ancient materials
Welcome to the  platform bringing together my current work: activities, research, projects, reflections, and practicesKeywords: design, speculation, historical materials, archaeology, textiles, heritage, fragments, epistemology, institutions.






A. 
Research projects
I. 
Research projects 1. 
Halo Helios
In Praise of Blandness

2. a.
TexNum 2023
Coupling design, digital technology and heritage materials science to renew the experience in museum textile collections (2023).

2. b.
TexNum 2026
Coupling design, digital technology and heritage materials science to renew the experience in museum textile collections (2026).
3.
TRAMEs
Transdisciplinary Research Articulating Multiple EnvironmentS.

4.
SCoPE

Speculative COllection based on Past Evidence.

5.
GAPS Lab
The Group for Ancient and Potentiel Systems.

II.
Research events
1.
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Donner Corps au Patrimoine

2.
PPSM-D
Research seminars, meetings and workshops

3.
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Design, narrative(s) and literary theory(ies)


4.
ETF 2026
Experimenting at the time of finitude. When the study of ancient materials encounters its limits. 






A. II. 01.

Abréviation

––
 Titre

Donner Corps au Patrimoine Collaboration

OI PaLabRe, Université Paris Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, UVSQ Paris-Saclay, Maison de l’Île-de-France, MSH Paris-Saclay
International conference. Session 3 – The work of the body (16 June 2024).  Prof Robert G. Erdmann (Rijksmuseum)
 Project funded by Objet Interdisciplinaire PaLabRe (Patrimoine en Laboratoire Réflexif) from Université Paris-Saclay

Scientific committee: Julia Claire Reitzer, Mahaut Cazals, Laure Cazals, Quentin Bernet, Ronan Bretel, Charles Maupou, Flore Heinrich 

Steering committee: Marie Cornu, Pierre Chastang, Loïc Bertrand, François Robinet, Cynthia Collmelere

Graphic design and photos © Julia Claire Reitzer


 

Poster for Session 4 – The body at work (6 November 2024)

The Objet interdisciplinaire Patrimoine en Laboratoire réflexif (OI Palabre), established in 2018 at Université Paris-Saclay, aims to foster collaboration between the various disciplines involved in heritage studies. Its work is structured around three main areas: materials, practices and systems; the dematerialization of objects and practices; and vocabularies. Following two cycles devoted first to authenticity, and then to origins, traces and provenance, the seminar is launching a third series, « Donner corps au patrimoine », organized over two academic years and comprising six sessions.

For this edition, a team of doctoral students has chosen to examine the relationships between bodies and heritage, regarded as a particularly fertile field for interdisciplinary research. The inaugural session focuses on the different ways of naming, describing, classifying and categorizing bodies in museum and scientific collections, whether human or non-human, standardized or considered outside established norms. It thus invites reflection on the processes through which categories are constructed and on the effects of disciplinary vocabularies.

The aim is to foster dialogue between historians, art historians, legal scholars, curators, conservators-restorers, scientists and sociologists, while bringing their respective methods and concepts into conversation. The six sessions will successively explore the vocabularies of the body, its materiality, its hybridization, and its place in heritage-making. This approach forms part of a broader collective reflection on the possibilities of breaking down disciplinary boundaries within heritage sciences.



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