Miriam Josi & Stella Lee Prowse
Aléa Work is an experimental design and material research studio based in Paris. Stella Lee Prowse (AUS) and Miriam Josi (CH) co-founded Aléa in 2021 after completing a Master of Science in Nature Inspired Design at Ensci-les Ateliers.
Their work explores growth, decay and waste, with the goal to develop regenerative methods of fabrication while honoring beauty in the process. Situated at the intersections of design, art, biology, and agriculture, Aléa’s practice blurs the boundaries between disciplines.
Their research is supported by Artagon ENOWE, FAIRE and the City of Paris and their work has been presented at Pavillon de l’Arsenal, MATTER and SHAPE, Amour Vivant Biennale, Kadist and Galerie Sainte Anne (Paris), FRAC in Orleans, Fondation Thalie and Collectible in Brussels, CID Grand-Hornu, Saint-Etienne Design Biennale, Bundeskusthalle Bonn, Base (Milan), London Design Museum and Zéruì Gallery (London), as well as Paris and Milan Design Week.
2023 Aléa launched the The Garden Lab, a long term transdisciplinary applied research project for bio-inclusive practices at Domaine de Boisbuchet.
Exhibitions/events/talks:
2025
MATTER and SHAPE, Paris 7-10 March
Biodesign conference, Learning Planet Institute, Paris
Collectible, Brussels 13—16 March
BASE Milan Design Week 7-13 April
Autres Vivants Biennale Design Saint-Etienne 22 May - 6 July
CID Grand Hornu, Belgium 25 May - 28 September
WETRANSFORM, Bundeskusthalle, Bonn June 6 - Jan 25 2026
Domaine de Boisbuchet summer workshop 20-30 July
2024
Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design, Craft Contemporary, LA
Myco-fabrication workshop Aléa x Park, Domaine de Boisbuchet
Conference Echelle 1 ENSA Paris Est, Pavillon de l'Arsenal, Paris
EARTHING, Haeckels House, London Craft Week, London
Silva Systems, Design Academy Eindhoven
Regenerative Assembly, CIVA, Bruxelles
Regenerative Futures, Fondation Thalie, Bruxelles
Glissements, Fondation Kadist, Paris
Design Vivant, Académie du Climat, Paris
Transformando la piedra, Guadalajara
2023
Bloody Lipstick, Blooming dirt, Zéruì, London
Matières Vivantes, Pavillon de L'Arsenal, Paris
Nothing really matters, Domaine de Boisbuchet
2022
Interior Ecologies, HEAD Genève
‘Clouds’, Sainte Anne Gallery, Paris
Forum Mycélium, Saint-André-en-Vivarais
Goûter au Soleil, After Hours, Paris
Beyond the Lab, Domaine de Boisbuchet
CHANGING EDUCATION IN ART AND DESIGN
Design with The Living, Design Museum London
Paysages du Design, FRAC Orléans
Selected Press
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