Designer & Art Director
Douglas Mont
Born in Auvergne in 1973 and trained as a designer, he revitalized the Rispal fashion house in 2018.
The designer
Designer, graphic artist and painter
Born in Auvergne in 1973, Douglas Mont trained at the Camondo School in Paris. A trained designer, he is also a graphic designer and painter.
Weary of industrial production and major cities, he now draws his inspiration and creative energy from his native Auvergne.
He has a real passion for the 1950s and 1960s, their lighting and furniture.
Path
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1973Origin
Auvergne
Born in Auvergne, in the heart of volcanic landscapes whose contrasts still mark its contours. From a very early age, he follows his intuition before any instructions.
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1990sTraining
Draw, first
Art training in Paris at the Camondo School, followed by a stay in the United States. He returns to basics, drawing, and chooses independence rather than waiting for a publisher.
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1999–2000JetNet Design
Luminous furniture
He founds JetNet Design and Domomodo Editions, specializing in illuminated plastic furniture, and presents his organic rotomolded polyethylene modules in Milan.
His Wave module finds a wide audience: 14,000 pieces sold between 2004 and 2011.
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2013The meeting
A Praying Mantis in Its Living Room
Passionate about the 1950s and 1960s and Serge Mouille, he discovers a vintage Mante Religieuse. He researches the brand, learns that it has fallen into the public domain, and re-files it with the INPI.
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2017Pleats rediscovered
The light on a well-kept secret.
After three years of experimental research, he succeeds in reproducing the pleated acetate lampshade, which no known process had enabled to obtain.
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2018Rebirth
A new lease of life
With Clément Bergès, he officially relaunches the Rispal brand. The two of them then decide to “relight the stars” (G. Apollinaire)
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TodayThe house
Reinvent without betraying
The house’s great classics are being re-issued, such as the Praying Mantis and the Tablet Giraffe. At the same time, Douglas Mont is designing new pieces that extend the brand’s DNA, such as the Phasme and Opulus table lamps.
Portrait
“I love this brand and I love the idea of continuity. I’m simply trying to enjoy the process of design while preserving the house’s historic DNA.”
Douglas Mont, designer & art director
His/her approach
Evolve without betraying
As no pieces from that era were ever signed, Douglas Mont can develop these designs without betraying their essence. He separates fact from fiction, unearths the brand's most modern creations, and draws on its DNA to imagine successors to its iconic pieces.
The original base of the Praying Mantis, which was unstable, could never have been marketed as it was. As an industrial designer, he redesigned it to meet current standards while remaining true to the spirit of the piece.
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Our history
From the Rue de Charonne to the 2018 revival: a century of creations, slumber, and reunions.
The collection
Floor lamps, table lamps, furniture: discover Rispal's creations.
Our expertise
Carefully selected woods, a pleated lampshade with a closely guarded secret, always made in France.