Sophie DrieS iS an architect anD DeSigner, with a Degree in project management from enSa pariS-malaquaiS, a maSter’S Degree in DeSign from the aalto univerSity of helSinki anD traineD at the louvre School of contemporary art. after having collaborateD with luxury interior DeSign architecture firmS Such aS the StuDioS of jean nouvel, pierre yovanovitch or chriStian liaigre, Sophie DrieS createS in 2014 her StuDio locateD in pariS anD milan. in 2015, She participateD in the architectural reSiDency of the «jorn utzon founDation» in the villa can liS in mallorca where She initiateD her «traceS» collection of furniture, objectS anD carpetS. She createS collectionS of furniture in numbereD eDitionS for the nilufar (milan) anD giuStini/Stagetti (rome) gallerieS; her objectS are preSenteD at the Salone Del mobile milan, paD lonDon, collectible in bruSSelS anD the Salon in new york. hiS ceramicS are SolD in the gallerieS l’eclaireur in pariS anD loS angeleS anD on the wallpaper Store. her pieceS have been exhibiteD in private founDationS, but alSo at the cité De l’architecture in 2019 for the retroSpective on furniture createD by architectS. between luxury anD raw materialS, in an experimental queSt arounD traDitional materialS, Sophie DrieS ShareS her aeSthetic perception by DeSigning eSSential objectS. combining raDical lineS anD primitive formS, She collaborateS with exceptional craftSmen anD propoSeS a bolD DeSign that linkS elementS of the preSent to anceStral techniqueS. although She iS an architect in her approach, She evolveS in the worlD of art anD creation. inSpireD by alvar aalto, carlo Scarpa, peter zumthor or f l wright, Sophie DrieS infuSeS her knowleDge of materialS anD her paSSion for ScienceS Such aS : geology anD itS’ chemiStry, archaeology or aStronomy. with each conStruction line that ShapeS her contemporary SpaceS anD DetailS aS a whole, She SculptS light aS a material; creating a tenSion between all theSe elementS in a natural, filtereD anD contemplative way. her taSte for arte povera, She cultivateS it in the SuStainable or natural material that tellS the Story of the work of time anD craftSmen. at the beginning of each architectural project, Sophie DrieS viSualizeS the Spirit of the place, the geniuS loci, to create SpaceS that are meaningful anD enDoweD with a character that iS invariably linkeD to the context. like a jeweller, Sophie DrieS workS on conStruction anD renovation projectS, boutiqueS, faShion anD exhibition Scenography, private reSiDenceS anD hotelS in pariS, milan anD auStralia. her Style, never DictateD by a preconceiveD recipe, iS alwayS influenceD by the uniqueneSS of each encounter anD the «coSmic eSSence of the material.» (to quote brancuSi). Sophie DrieS ShapeS interiorS by implementing paraDoxeS in a puriSt aS well aS comfortable approach.