“Design is fundamentally about conversation—between styles, cultures, objects, and people,” opines Valle. “And this conversation hopefully leads to unexpected results that bring joy and delight.” An alumnus of such cutting-edge firms as Snøhetta and SHoP Architects, the designer is a standard-bearer for a new wave of talents determined to broker a nuanced rapprochement between the archetypes of the past and the spirit of the present—a sensibility manifested with quiet eloquence in Valle’s editioned furniture for Les Ateliers Courbet. His formidable client roster includes artist Marilyn Minter, hotelier Kevin Wendle, and fashion designers Jason Wu, Thakoon Panichgul, and Linda Farrow. ► New York; giancarlovalleom
Giancarlo Valle.
