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.
––
Donner Corps au Patrimoine

2.
PPSM-D
Research seminars, meetings and workshops

3.
––
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. 02.

Abréviation

PPSM-D
Titre

The PPSM Seminar 2026. 
Heritage and paleo-inspired materials. Collaboration

PPSM-D (Ancient and heritage materials), ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS, DIM PAMIR
PPSM textile workshop at FabLab UPSaclay, led by Julia Claire Reitzer and Clarisse BarbotCoordination led by Julia Claire Reitzer and Loïc Bertrand
Graphic design and photos © Julia Claire Reitzer


Poster for Session 2026-3 with French and international guests

The PPSM seminar 2026. Heritage and paleo-inspired materials, organized at ENS Paris-Saclay, is part of the activities of the PPSM laboratory, thematic area D, “Ancient and Heritage Materials,” directed by Loïc Bertrand, physical chemist. This seminar project, which I coordinate, brings together an interdisciplinary team of chemists, physicists, mathematicians, research engineers, sociologists, designers, curators, and conservators-restorers.

Every two months, the event takes place at the PPSM laboratory and is structured in two parts. The first hour is devoted to a research seminar bringing together PPSM team members and invited researchers from France and abroad. Among the speakers hosted are Antonia Papasergio (Università di Bologna), Cécile Michel (ArScAn), Adrien Hornung (Institut Polytechnique), Christian Bessy (IDHES), Javiera Parr (CRD), Chloë Coustet (IPANEMA), Emeline Retournard (CHEC), Violetta Rafael (Institut Polytechnique), Chun Hao Hwu (University of Strasbourg), Avril Deschryver (École du Louvre), and Ineke Joosten (Laboratory of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands). The second hour is dedicated to an internal research meeting, providing a space for the team to exchange on new challenges and projects related to the laboratory: equipment priorities, funding calls, budgets, events, experiments, and publications.

The seminar program also includes laboratory visits and hands-on practical workshops. These activities include, in particular, textile-focused workshops, providing an opportunity to explore materials, techniques, and experimental approaches related to heritage objects.


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