C.S. Valentin
C.S. Valentin (French, b. 1979) graduated summa cum laude from the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he studied under Annette Messager and Sophie Calle. He began his career as Art Director for jewelry designer Marie-Hélène de Taillac in Paris and Tokyo, collaborating with Tom Dixon, Marc Newson, and Jean-Philippe Delhomme. His trajectory led him to London, where he directed the global visual department of the fashion brand Joseph, and later to New York, where he oversaw visual merchandising for Miu Miu North America before joining Olivier Theyskens at Theory as Global Director of Visual Merchandising.
In 2014, Valentin was commissioned to rebrand and redesign Hotel Esencia on the Mayan Riviera, a project that cemented his reputation in hospitality design and was widely featured in Wallpaper Magazine, Forbes, and Condé Nast Traveller. He went on to lead design and creative direction for the Chaya Restaurant Group in California and, in parallel, co-founded Bogus Studio, a furniture and home goods brand with a showroom on Lafayette Street in New York. His practice expanded into residential interiors and concept retail, including the launch of Bellport General in Bellport, NY, which he founded and directed for two years.
Since relocating to Mexico City in 2019, Valentin has continued to design for hospitality projects in Belize, Florida, and Baja California, working closely with local artisans and fabricators. He is the founder of Tuberosa, a project space dedicated to outdoor design and ceramics, and serves as a creative consultant for the luxury furniture brand ATRA, where his role spans branding and the development of a home goods collection. In 2024 he launched Wunderkammer, a clothing brand with a fetish for high art. In 2025 he’s presenting his first solo design show under his name at Ago Projects in Mexico City.
