ALIA VITAE WAS BORN FROM THE DESIRE TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE WORK OF FRENCH DESIGNER ANDRÉ CAZENAVE (1925–2009), IN PARTICULAR HIS LIGHT SCULPTURES PUBLISHED BY ATELIER A IN THE 1970S — MOST NOTABLY THE “DORA” LAMP, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE “CAILLOU” LAMP — WHICH ALONE EMBODIES THE AVANT-GARDISM AND POETRY OF THE ARTIST’S WORK.

CREATING THIS ICONIC LAMP REQUIRED A COMPLETE REINVENTION OF THE ORIGINAL TECHNIQUE. A CAPTIVATING CHALLENGE FOR ALIA VITAE. AFTER NUMEROUS EXPERIMENTS IN ITS MONTREUIL-BASED WORKSHOP, THE STUDIO DEVELOPED A NEW VERSION OF THE DORA LAMP: A FIBERGLASS STRUCTURE COATED WITH A THIN LAYER OF MARBLE AND QUARTZ POWDER. THE RESULT OF A FUSION BETWEEN INNOVATION AND CRAFTSMANSHIP.