Daphnée Lanternier is a multidisciplinary creative director and visual artist whose practice is built on a simple belief: the strongest ideas are carried through every stage of their execution. Working across live performance, music, fashion and contemporary culture, she develops projects where creative direction, scenography, spatial design and production are conceived as one continuous creative discipline.
She collaborates with musicians, artists, luxury houses and cultural institutions to create performances, installations and large-scale visual experiences. At the intersection of art, architecture, movement and sound, her work is driven by narrative, materiality and craftsmanship, balancing artistic ambition with technical precision.
Her studio develops projects internationally across music, fashion, luxury and the performing arts, working with a network of artists, designers, engineers, fabricators and production specialists to bring ambitious ideas into physical form.
Brands & Institutions
Alexander Wang, Audemars Piguet, Hermès, Jil Sander, Mercedes-Benz, Staud, Vaquera, Wales Bonner, William Morris Endeavor, Young.
Artists
Alicia Keys, Andrew Wyatt, Bamby, Charlotte Cardin, Clara Luciani, Dave Guy, Dinos, Elizabeth Pupo-Walker, Etran de L'Air, Homer Steinweiss, Ian Hendrickson-Smith, Jamie xx, JR, Leon Michels, Lucky Daye, Mark Ronson, Mikki, Nick Movshon, Oklou, Raye, Robyn, Sampha, Sharon Eyal, Theodora, Yebba.
Commissioned by Back of the House, Daphnée chose to break with the rigid geometry and Gothic character of the American Church by introducing a circular layout. The new configuration changed the way people moved through the space, drawing the audience around a central point rather than following the architecture’s existing lines.
Above the seating, a large illuminated inflatable appeared to float within the church, filling the space with a warm glow. Soft and circular against the severity of the existing architecture, it created a new centre of gravity — transforming both the scale and the energy of the room.
Jil Sander
Creative concept
Paris, France
2022
Commissioned by Back of the House, Daphnée chose to break with the rigid geometry and Gothic character of the American Church by introducing a circular layout. The new configuration changed the way people moved through the space, drawing the audience around a central point rather than following the architecture’s existing lines.
Above the seating, a large illuminated inflatable appeared to float within the church, filling the space with a warm glow. Soft and circular against the severity of the existing architecture, it created a new centre of gravity — transforming both the scale and the energy of the room.
PRODUCTION - @backofthehouse
LIGHTING - @fabrizio.oliveri