Théophile Legrand International Award For Textile Innovation

Award 2009

The Theophile Legrand Foundation - Institut de France was created in 2007 by the descendants of Theophile Legrand, who is widely considered to be the father of the development of the textile industry in Fourmies, France.

On Friday, November 19th at 5:30 pm, in the amphitheatre of the E.N.S.A.I.T. in Roubaix. These two prizes were established by the Theophile Legrand Foundation – Institut de France and carry a total value of €18,000. The awards will be given to 2 individuals based on originality of design in the area of technical textiles: fabric or fibre, innovative combinations of materials or new industrial production techniques.

It is an international competition, open to all researchers, PhD or MSc Students. Entry is free. Its goal is to favour innovation, research, creativity, while highlighting both the technical / industrial and mechanical features intrinsic to the textile industry. This competition is also designed to be a stepping stones for those researchers who may some day invent tomorrow’s most advanced fabric.

Based on an initiative by the Théophile Legrand Foundation – Institut de France, this competition is supported by CLUBTEX (a group of textile firms in the North of France), by the most prestigious schools of textile engineering and by the Avesnois Ecomuseum. This price is organized by the Foundation and the company « Prest@tions Individu’Elles », in close collaboration with the E.N.S.A.I.T. in Roubaix.