Marie-Christine Noel is a lecturer in Applied Arts. She graduated from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs (Textile Design) and the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris (Painting). For the last ten years she has been working for the Carlin International Style Agency as a manager of the textile department. She is now pedagogical director of the introductory courses and responsible for post-graduate courses at the School of Art Francois Conte in Paris, France. Michael Cailloux was born in Paris in 1975 and received a diploma in Applied Arts from the Ecole Duperre. He is co-creator of the Atelier LZC which specializes in the creation of design objects, working for over ten years on the collections displayed at Maison & Objets, as well as creating personalized pieces for such brands as Baccarat, Cartier, Habitat, Van Cleef & Arpels, and S.T. Dupont. He is currently artistic director at the Ecole Superieure d'Art Francoise Conte, specialized in textile creation, and he is also a jewelry designer.