Their work explores growth, decay and waste, with the goal to develop regenerative methods of fabrication while honoring beauty in the process.
Their research is supported by Artagon ENOWE, FAIRE and the City of Paris and their work has been presented at Pavillon de l’Arsenal, Amour Vivant Biennale, MATTER and SHAPE, Kadist and Galerie Sainte Anne (Paris), FRAC Orleans, Fondation Thalie and Collectible (Brussels), CID Grand-Hornu, Saint-Etienne Design Biennale, Bundeskusthalle Bonn, BASE (Milan), London Design Museum and Zéruì Gallery (London), and Paris and Milan Design Week.
In 2023 Aléa launched The Garden Lab, a long term transdisciplinary applied research project for practices of co-creation at Domaine de Boisbuchet.
2025
MATTER and SHAPE, Paris
Collectible, Brussels
Temporary Home, BASE, Milan
Autres Vivants, Biennale Design, Saint-Etienne
Que veux-tu Brique?, CID Grand Hornu, Boussu
WETRANSFORM, Bundeskusthalle, Bonn
TIEMPO + MATERIA Otras formas de permanecer,Valencia
Matieres Sensibles, Reishi House, The Spaceless Gallery, Paris
2024
Material Acts, Craft Contemporary, LA USA
EARTHING, Haeckels House, London Craft Week
Glissements, Fondation Kadist, Paris
Regenerative Futures, Fondation Thalie, Brussels
Transformando la piedra, Guadalajara, MX
2023
Bloody Lipstick, Blooming Dirt, ZERUI, London UK
Biennale Amour Vivant, Paris
Matières Vivantes, Pavillon de l’Arsenal, Paris
Vivarium, Academia de Brera, Milan Design Week
2022
CLOUDS, Gallery Sainte Anne, Paris
Solstice Kitchen, After Hours Gallery, Paris
Paysages du Design, FRAC, Orléans
Potager des Autres, Biennale de l’architecture et de paysage, Versailles
2021
HUMAN/NON-HUMAN, Gallery D, Romainville
Honey I watered the screen, Gallery D
TALKS
Materia Incognita, Le Domaine de Vascoz, Annecy 2025
Natural Intelligence, DNA Paris Design Conference 2025
How to Grow a Biodesigner, Learning Planet Institute, Paris 2025
Growing Matter(s), Henning Larsen Architects/Politecnico, Milan 2025
Conference, ENSA Paris Est Échelle Un, Pavillon Arsenal, Paris 2024
Silva Systems, Design Academy Eindhoven 2024
Conférence Design Vivant, Académie du Climat, Paris 2024
Master Mode & Matière ENAMOMA PSL, Paris 2023
Master Fashion Studies, Parsons Paris 2023
Technology University of Applied Sciences, Stuttgart Germany 2023
Interior Ecologies, MAIA HEAD Geneva, CH 2022
Mycelium Forum, Saint André en Vivarais 2022
Design with The Living Online Symposium, The Design Museum, London 2021
Changing Education in Art and Design, Parsons Paris Centennial Conference 2021
WORKSHOPS
Life in-between: Mycelium and Textiles, Domaine de Boisbuchet 2025
Master Design Transition[s]. Strate School of Design, Sevres 2025
ORY Lab, ORY Architecture, Paris 2025
Myco-fabrication, Domaine de Boisbuchet 2024
Mycelium for textile applications, Master Mode & Matière ENAMOMA (Dauphine - PSL, MINES Paris - PSL, and EnsAD) Paris 2023
Masters of Interior Architecture, Technology University of Applied Sciences, Stuttgart Germany 2023
Nothing Really Matters, Domaine de Boisbuchet, Lessac France 2023
Beyond the Lab - Bio-inclusive Design with Mycelium, Domaine de Boisbuchet, France 2022
Myco-textiles workshop, MFA Fashion and the Arts Sustainability Seminar, Parsons Paris 2022
Pratiques Expérimentales, Innovative Materials Master, Ecole Condé Paris 2021
PRIZES
Artagon ENOWE 2024
Boisbuchet Residency Award 2021
FAIRE Paris 2021