Jean-Paul Lespagnard is a multidisciplinary designer, artistic director, and Belgian entrepreneur whose practice spans fashion, costume, objects, and interior design. Winner of the 23rd edition of the Hyères International Festival of Fashion and Photography in 2008, he then embarked on an international career, collaborating with brands, artists, and cultural institutions in more than 25 countries.
His work, inspired by craftsmanship and cultures around the world, is built on experimentation, exchange, and the fusion of mediums. Adopting a nomadic lifestyle, he draws inspiration from Latin America, Asia, North Africa, and Europe, creating projects that connect aesthetics, functionality, and communities.
Jean-Paul Lespagnard sees design as a kind of universal language capable of crossing and even transcending borders and stereotypes, and promoting cultural interaction.
EXPOSITIONS
2014
“Till We Drop” at Galeries Lafayette.
2017
“Reflection” at the Costume and Lace Museum in Brussels.
PRIX & CONCOURS
2008
Hyères Festival
FORMATIONS
Visual Arts,Saint-Luc, Liège