Studio

An American bio-designer, researcher, and set designer based in Paris, merging her scientific background with artistic intuition.

As a researcher, the heart of her practice is mycelium, the root-like system of fungi. Far from the sterile environment of laboratories, she brings this living material into intimate, everyday settings, prompting reflection on growth, decay, and the value of impermanence and deep-ecology. Her low-tech processes embrace unpredictability, turning waste materials into elegant forms that biodegrade gracefully. 

Her curious and creative spirit has propelled her work in prop styling and set design, where she is able to create and transform spaces and all the while maintaining a low level of waste. Her work has been shown internationally including at 3537, Fugue Gallery, Galerie45, SPARC*, Venice Design Biennial, and more.

With a Master’s in Fashion Studies from Parsons Paris and a dual undergraduate degree in Psychology and French and a Sustainability minor from Villanova University, her interdisciplinary approach feels both studied and instinctual.

Clients, collaborations, and partners include …

3537, Alicia Valdès, Archive Futures, Atmos, Condé Paris, Exhibition Mag, Faith Love Hope Magazine, Family Style, Fugue Gallery, Galerie45, High Snobiety, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Mola Oddity, Numéro, Parsons Paris, Printing Fashion, Revue, T Magazine, Venice Art Factory, Venice Design Biennial

CONTACT / INQUIRIES /Collaborations

Open to discussing project or collaboration opportunities.

stern.bella1@gmail.com

Exhibitions – Events – talks – ETC

2025

Dec 10: Workshop with Super Organique, Paris, FR

Oct 23- Dec 8: [Group Exhibition] The Living Room at Fugue Gallery, NYC, US

Sept 5-Nov 2: [Group Exhibition] Venice Design Biennial, Venice, IT

July 26 : Mycofabrication workshop at Jardin21, Paris, FR

July 23: Creative intersect feature

June 26 : Touch and Go presented at the 18th Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics and 11th International Degrowth Conference in Oslo, Oslo, NO

April 9-16 : [Solo Exhibition] [Re]Configured Threads: Rethinking Use and Aesthetic in Textile Waste, Paris, FR

2024

Sept 10 : [Group Exhibition] Crafting the Future with Nature, Paris, FR

2023

May 10-14 : [Group Exhibition] Qui Cherche Trouve, Paris, FR

2022

June : [Group Exhibition] Parsons X Versace, Paris, FR

2021

Dec 3-15 : [Group Exhibition] Fashionable Discourses, Paris, FR