PETRA STOOL
SOPHIE DRIES
SOPHIE DRIES x ALIA VITAE Extensive research into the materials used in the Dora lamp prompted Alia Vitæ to invite architect and designer Sophie Dries to explore the subject. At the same time, she offered her own take on this surprising material with a stool and mirror that combine the natural irregularity of the rock with the radical effect of the designer's gesture. The Petra collection is deeply respectful of the environment by using soft materials and favoring raw materials of French origin, it is made in a workshop in Ile de France by hand.
PRICE: POA
PRODUCT DETAILS
DESIGNER: SOPHIE DRIES
MATERIAL: FIBREGLASS COATED WITH MARBLE POWDER AND MINERALS FROM FRENCH QUARRIES
W: 38.0 x D: 38.0 x H: 45.0 IN CM
Architect and designer Sophie Dries founded her Paris studio in 2014, later expanding to Milan. A graduate of ENSA Paris-Malaquais and Aalto University, with additional training in Contemporary Art at L’École du Louvre, she honed her craft with Jean Nouvel, Pierre Yovanovitch, and Christian Liaigre before establishing her own practice.
Her work spans architecture, collectible design, and ceramics, with pieces presented at Salone del Mobile, PAD London, The Salon Art + Design New York, and exhibited by Nilufar (Milan), Giustini /Stagetti (Rome), and L’Eclaireur (Paris & LA).
Dries approaches each project through the Genius Loci—the spirit of place—merging heritage, craftsmanship, and contemporary sensibility. Influenced by the Enlightenment and Arte Povera, her aesthetic unites natural materials, artisanal expertise, and refined modernity.
Named among AD’s Top 100 Designers (2022) and featured in Phaidon’s World’s Best Interior Designers, Sophie Dries continues to shape private residences, boutiques, and cultural spaces from her studios in Paris and Milan.
