ATELIER FILAMENT
ATELIER FILAMENT
Conservation | Textiles · Fashion · Contemporary Art
THE ATELIER
Atelier Filament is a private conservation company specializing in textiles, clothing, accessories, art, design objects, and home furnishings, including materials like natural and synthetic fibres, plastics, leathers, furs, and feather.
Nestled in the Outaouais hills, the atelier professionally documents, stabilizes, cleans, packs, and mounts objects for individuals, agencies, museums, and galleries. We also offer on-site services, including collection assessments, consultations, and training.
PRINCIPAL CONSERVATOR
Lauren Osmond is a conservator specializing in textiles and organic objects. She holds a Master of Art Conservation in Artifacts Conservation from Queen’s University, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fibres and Material Practices from Concordia University, and a Fashion Design diploma from Blanche MacDonald. Lauren has held positions at institutions such as the Canadian Conservation Institute, Parks Canada, the Textile Museum of Canada, the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. She has a background working with new media artists and is particularly interested in the complexities of caring for contemporary textile artworks, including electronic textiles. An active member of the Canadian Association for Conservation (CAC), Lauren has presented at annual conferences and is a founding member of the CAC’s (Re)conciliation Working Group.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
2024
Osmond, L and Smith, K. "Adhesive treatments revisited: Conserving a straw-embroidered Regency silk net dress." Lennard, F., Ewer, P., & Mina, L. (Eds.). Textile Conservation: Advances in Practice (2nd ed.).
2022
Holford, E., Osmond, L., and Heald, S. "Selecting Materials for Exhibition Case Interiors: NMAI's Newly Available Resource." ATALM International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums. Temecula, CA.
Osmond, L.; Layne, B.; Papadopoulos, D.; and Hodge, H. (panel participants). "E-Textiles Panel Discussion." Moderated by S. Scaturro. North American Textile Conservation Conference “Outside Influences.” Oct. 27, 2021. Virtual. *invited speaker.
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Osmond, L., Heald, S.; George, J; Kaczkowski, R; Elston, S.. "A COVID-Redirect: Investigation and Mitigation of Off-Gassing and Crystal Formation Inside Exhibition Cases Takes an Unexpected Detour." Smithsonian Collections Share Fair, May 4, 2021. Virtual.
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Alvarez-Martin, A.; George, J.; Kaplan, E.; Osmond, L; Bright, L.; Newsome, G.A.; Kavich, G; Kaczkowski, R.; Vanmeert, F.; Heald. S. "Identifying Case Volatiles and Efflorescence on Museum Objects Exhibited at Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian-New York." Heritage Science. *Peer reviewed.
2021
2019
Auld, D and Osmond L. "Challenges in collecting and preserving natural rubber fashion objects." Poster Session. Challenges of the Modern Object Symposium, Icon Modern Materials Network, 17 Oct. 2019, Science Museum, London, UK.
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Osmond, L. "Exploring Suction as a Method for the Reversal of Unwanted Structural Colour Change of Beetle Elytra on Textiles." ICOM-CC Textiles Working Group Interim Meeting, A Challenging Dimension: The Conservation and Research of Costume and Accessories, Abegg-Stiftung, 20-21 Jun. 2019, Riggisberg, Switzerland.
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Osmond, L. and Plitnikas, J. "Towards the Reconstruction of an Archaeological Cork Helmet: Reducing Deteriorated Poly(ethylene glycol) and Glycerol Using Gellan Gum." Poster Session. 4th international triennial conference, New Perspectives: Contemporary Conservation Thinking and Practice, 12-14 Jun. 2019, Belfast, Ireland.
2018
Osmond, L. "Investigating the Microstructural Changes in Jewel Beetle Elytra on Textiles." The Nature of Textiles, Postprints of ICON Textile Group Forum. S Glenn and K Smith, Eds. London: Institute of Conservation.
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Osmond, L. "Light-Induced Change in the Structural Colour of Jewel Beetle Elytra on Textiles." 44th Annual Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property Conference, Hands-On Conservation, Queen’s University, 10-12 May 2018, Kingston, ON.
2017
Osmond, L. "Challenges in Conserving Contemporary Fashion." 4th Annual Canadian Fashion Symposium. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, 23 Sept. 2017, Montréal, QC.
Osmond, L. "Interactivity: A Conservation Study of Ephemeral and Experience-based Media in Contemporary Fashion and Textile Objects." Context and Meaning Conference, On the Fringe. Agnes Etherington Art Center, 26-27 Jan. 2017, Kingston, ON.