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© Mads Teglers 2022

Stephanie Specht, a Belgian graphic designer, has worked independently since 2006 after graduating from the Royal Academy for Fine Arts in Antwerp. Her career, marked by experiences in various cities (Cape Town, Brussels, Princeton and New York), emphasizes freedom and reinvention.

Known for her purposeful raw uncomplicated simplicity, she specializes in identity design, posters, and book design. Stephanie's work integrates intuition and has garnered collaborations with high-profile clients like Google Design, Nike and Dazed.

She enjoys the experimental phase of design, which allows her the freedom to explore and create without limitations. Personal projects are an important aspect of her practice, serving as a playground for creativity. Additionally, she has been involved in numerous talks, workshops, and exhibitions globally.


List with printed publications and online exposure here.

 
    • 2025 – Talk at Us By Night, September, Belgium

    • 2025 – Talk at Forward Festival, October, Austria

    • 2024 – Talk at Bauhaus University, November, Germany

    • 2024 – Talk at Forward Festival, May, The Netherlands

    • 2024 – Workshop at Forward Festival, May, The Netherlands

    • 2024 – Talk at ABK Stüttgart, May, Germany

    • 2023 – Talk at Paradigms Lisbon, September, Portugal

    • 2023 – Talk and workshop at ECAL Lausanne, May, Switzerland

    • 2022 – Talk at Het Gesprek by Patio25 & Rosemary, August, Antwerp, Belgium

    • 2022 – Workshop at INTL Assembly, April, (online) Scotland

    • 2021 – Talk and workshop at Google Design Summit, November, (online) USA

    • 2021 – Talk at INTL Assembly, November, (online) Scotland

    • 2021 – Talk at Plantin Moretus Museum, Antwerp, Belgium

    • 2020 – Talk at Squarespace Instagram ‘Office Hours’, Online

    • 2020 – Talk at Design Interview 1Q, May, Online

    • 2019 – Talk at Antwerp Poster Festival, March, Antwerp, Belgium

    • 2019 – Talk and workshop at Otis College of Art and Design, July, Los Angeles, USA

    • 2018 – Talk at Dutch Design Week for Neon Moiré at MU Artspace, October, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    • 2018 – Talk and workshop at Design Week at Otis College of Art and Design, July, Los Angeles, USA

    • 2018 – Talk at Typo Berlin, May, Berlin, Germany

    • 2018 – Talk at Let's Talk Design, January, Brussels, Belgium

    • 2017 – Talk at LUCA School of Arts, December, Ghent, Belgium

    • 2017 – Talk at Design Week at Otis College of Art and Design, July, Los Angeles, USA

    • 2016 – Talk at Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool, January, Antwerp, Belgium

    • 2016 – Talk at Us by Night, September, Antwerp, Belgium

    • 2024 – 2025 Typography guest teacher at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Weimar, Germany

    • 2019 – 2020 Typography teacher at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, BA1 & 3 Graphic Design, Antwerp, Belgium

    • 2019 – Guest teacher at LUCA School of Arts, 2nd year Bachelor Graphic Design Studio, Ghent, Belgium

    • 2018 – Guest teacher at LUCA School of Arts, 3rd year Bachelor Graphic Design Studio, Ghent, Belgium

    • 2025 – 100 Besten Plakate Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Berlin, Germany

    • 2023 – Fast Life, Poster Exhibition, Antwerp, Belgium

    • 2021 – Young Blood Award, China

    • 2020 – Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, 1BA Graphic Design, Antwerp, Belgium

    • 2020 – Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, 3BA Graphic Design, Antwerp, Belgium

    • 2019 – LUCA School of Arts, 3BA Graphic Design Studio, Ghent, Belgium

    • 2018 – LUCA School of Arts, 3BA Graphic Design Studio, Ghent, Belgium

    • 2018 – Marc Meulemans Artwork Award Red Bull Electropedia Awards, Brussels, Belgium

    • 2017 – GIP De!Kunsthumaniora, Antwerp, Belgium

    • 2016 – Marc Meulemans Artwork Award Red Bull Electropedia Awards, Brussels, Belgium

  • Ayasha Khan, Graphic and Type Designer
    Piera Wolf, Graphic Designer
    Yanis Berrewaerts, Motion Designer
    Lucas Hesse, Motion Designer

    Charles Ardilouze, Intern (2022)
    Astrid Etienne, Intern (2021)
    Marcel Backscheider, Intern (2020)
    Nanna Sofie Reseke, Intern (2019)
    Lisa Stubbe, Intern (2017)
    Samira El-Kaddouri, Intern (2016)
    Tom Van Keer, Intern (2015)
    Bram Van Breda, Intern (2014)

    Levi Lanser, Visual Researcher
    Olmo Peeters, Photographer
    Mads Teglers, Photographer
    Studio RGB, Web Developing
    Simon Lagneaux, Web Developing
    Ferdinando Verderi, Art Director

  • 1616 Arita Japan, Cash App, Our Sister, FOMU, Google Design, Nike, Princeton University, VRT, Dazed, Ace & Tate, Royal Academy for Fine Arts Antwerp, Baloji, Brussels Museums Nocturnes, Canvas, Clement Blanchet Architecture, Eastpak, Jefferson Hack, Leon Vranken, Mads Teglers, Park Studio LA, Salt & Stone, Target, …

    • 2023: Experimental Poster Design, Rauch Space gallery, Krefeld, Germany

    • 2022 – Ongoing – Motion Design Exhibition (with the Nike Move To Zero motion collaboration by Lucas Hesse), China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China

    • 2022 – Festival Combo Combo, Lille, France

    • 2021 – Arbeiten (group expo), Spoiler, Berlin, Germany

    • 2019 – Ink Village (group expo), Bananafish Gallery, Shanghai, China

    • 2019 – Ink Village (group expo), Galerie My Monkey, Nancy, France

    • 2019 – Ink Village (group expo), Archive Bomm, Seoul, South Korea

    • 2017 – Omdat wij vrienden zijn, Darmstadt, Germany

    • 2017 – Nrmal Festival (group expo), Mexico City, Mexico

    • 2015 – Paradise is out there, Picture Room, New York, USA

    • 2013 – The Story of the Creative (group expo), Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Arts, New York, USA

    • 2012 – Talent Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden

    • 2012 – Barnini, Antwerpen, Belgium

    • 2012 – The Bries Space (group expo), Antwerpen, Belgium

    • 2011 – Talent Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden

    • 2010 – Designcenter Winkelhaak (group expo), Antwerpen, Belgium

    • 2004 – Gallery Buza, Antwerpen, Belgium

    • 2003 – Gallery 3K, Antwerpen, Belgium

    • Room Fifty (prints)

    • Vermikko Books(prints)

    • Paper Collective(prints)

    • Artsy (screenprints)

    • This is Outside (screenprints)

    • Supercollect (screenprints)

    • Draw Down (publications)

    • Print Club Ltd(screenprints)

    • Picture Room(prints)

    • McNally Jackson(first edition of These 5 Years)

    • Un Bon Collector (prints)

    • Spoiler (prints)

    • Picture Room, 117 Atlantic Avenue, New York, USA

    • Matters of Space, 5005 York Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA

    • Printed Matter, 231 11th Ave, New York, New York, USA

    • Copyright, Nationalestraat 28/A, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium

    • Magma, 29 Short's Gardens, London, United Kingdom

    • 2018 – Designer in Residence at Otis College of Art and Design, July, Los Angeles, USA

    • 2017 – Designer in Residence at Otis College of Art and Design, July, Los Angeles, USA

    • 2018 – 25 October: Neon Moiré at MU Artspace, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    • 2017 – 15 September: Our Ear (personal project show) at Picture Room for Know Wave, New York, USA

    • 2016 – 20 October: Half Hart (personal project show) at Picture Room for Know Wave, New York, USA

    • 2018 – Part of the top 10 of selected record sleeves of the year by @creativereview with the album artwork for Baloji

    • 2018 – 3rd place for Best Artwork category for the identity developed for All Eyes On Hip Hop, Red Bull Electropedia Awards

    • 2017 – 3rd place for Best Artwork category for the identity developed for All Eyes On Hip Hop, Red Bull Electropedia Awards

    • 2016 – Named in the Top 3 List of Promising Designers, Flanders Style in Monocle’s The Forecast

    • 2007-2013 – Honored with 13 awards from Design and Design, Paris

    • These 5 Years, 2011, Print on demand, McNally Jackson (New York, USA)

    • These 5 Years, 2012, BAi Publishers (Belgium)

    • Specht Notes Forms, 2020, Self initiated publication (Belgium)