Joan Gaspar began his career at the company Vapor in 1988. Four years later he was collaborating with several companies, and in 1996 he was named creative director at Marset Iluminación. For Joan Gaspar "the issues of whether a product is good or not depends on the designer and largely on the company that produces it and, above all else, on how it is produced, how it is launched, explained and promoted". For that reason, he considers his personal involvement throughout the entires process as essential. In 2001, he established his own studio, working for the most prestigous producers in the national arena. His functional objects seek to trascend fashions and trends in order to achieve a lasting appreciation.