La Cité internationale de la Dentelle et de la Mode de Calais

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IRIS VAN HERPEN

June 15th -
December 31st, 2013

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History

Why Calais lace?

In a nutshell In the early 19th century, a number of mechanics, engineers and tulle manufacturers from the Nottingham region emigrated to the continent, escaping a period of economic trouble and (...)

The Boulart Factory

In a nutshell _The International City of Lace and Fashion is accommodated in one of the last existing collective lace factories that were so much a feature of 19th-century Calais. The original (...)

How Calais’ International City of Lace and Fashion came into being

In a nutshell Between 1988 and 1998, the city of Calais acquired the Boulart factory, a former lace mill, with the idea of creating a centre paying tribute to the know-how involved in lacemaking, (...)

Ville de Calais

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