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.
In 2021, as part of Mercedes-Benz’s launch of the EQ electric line, Alicia Keys performed an intimate set inside a Mercedes dealership transformed for the occasion.
For this event, Daphnée Lanternier designed a temporary jazz club within the NY concessionaire, turning the showroom into a warm, atmospheric space where luxury design met live music. The installation blended classic jazz-club textures with the sleek aesthetics of the EQ brand, creating an immersive setting for Alicia Keys’s performance and the debut of Mercedes’ new electric vision.
Mercedes
Alicia Keys club for Mercedes Launch
New York, USA
2021
In 2021, as part of Mercedes-Benz’s launch of the EQ electric line, Alicia Keys performed an intimate set inside a Mercedes dealership transformed for the occasion.
For this event, Daphnée Lanternier designed a temporary jazz club within the NY concessionaire, turning the showroom into a warm, atmospheric space where luxury design met live music. The installation blended classic jazz-club textures with the sleek aesthetics of the EQ brand, creating an immersive setting for Alicia Keys’s performance and the debut of Mercedes’ new electric vision.
