Born in Paris, France, in 1977, Antoine was raised in Tokyo, Japan where his family resided for six years. Subsequent moves lead to their living in Mexico City, Mexico - where Antoine attended Junior Highschool - and Barcelona Spain - where Antoine accomplished his Highschool level education.
Antoine then studied art and design at the Rhode Island School of Design where his academic work focused on illustration and animation, including various experiments in motion design and the making of several short films. Upon earning a B.F.A. in Film / Video / Animation in 1999, Antoine started his career as a graphic designer in Dublin, Ireland and in 2004 founded a design agency, Sigma Karma, which he managed and directed till 2006, handling projects with clients in the USA, France and Ireland.