Marie-Christine Noel is a lecturer in Applied Arts. She graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (Textile Design) and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris (Painting). She is now pedagogical director of introductory courses and head of post-graduate courses at the School of Art François Conte, Paris, France. Michael Cailloux was born in Paris in 1975 and gained a diploma in Applied Arts from the École Duperré. He was co-creator of the Atelier LZC which specialized in the creation of design objects. He is currently artistic director at the Ecole supérieure d’art Françoise Conte, specialized in textile creation, and he is also a jewellery designer.