About
Scott Castillo
Head of Design · Textile & Product · Restorer of Beautiful Things
I design the things people touch, see, and sleep on.
Born in Eugene, Oregon, grew up chasing sun in Southern California, and eventually landed in South Florida — where I met Tony, my husband. We married in 2019, share three cats, and are held together by a very large, very loud extended family.
By day I lead aesthetic design at Serta Simmons Bedding — responsible for every textile, label, and surface detail that makes a mattress feel considered. Before that, I spent years in apparel, developing kids and womenswear that had to be both beautiful and honest to wear.
My instincts for design didn't come from school. They came from a sewing machine I got at age 8, and the runway shows I staged for my siblings in the living room. That kid is still running the operation.
Beyond the Studio
Built a '68 Mustang from bare metal
Not restored — built. Engine, electrical, every nut and bolt back to showroom condition from a shell. If I can design it, I can build it.
Living in a 1962 time capsule
Currently restoring our 1962 home back to its original mod aesthetic. Living the vision rather than just sketching it.
Raised on a sewing machine
Got my first sewing machine at 8. Designed garments, staged runway shows for my siblings. Design wasn't a career choice — it was always just what I did.
Passport well-stamped
China, the UK, Turkey, Paris, Seoul, Mexico, and across the US. Collecting visual references and eating well along the way.
Cat dad of three
Married to Tony since 2019. Born in Eugene, OR — my birthday lands on Thanksgiving every few years. I hate turkey and pumpkin pie.
Eugene → everywhere
Oregon born, mid-century obsessed, perpetually in the middle of a project. Originally Scott Straw — same eye, same hands, different name.
Experience
Current — Head of Aesthetic Design
Serta Simmons Bedding
Leading the visual and material design of everything on the outside of a mattress — textiles, labels, trims, and surface treatments. Where industrial process meets tactile craft.
Prior — Product Development
Apparel Industry
Designed and developed kids and womenswear — from initial concept through production-ready execution. Trained to think about fit, fabric, and the body simultaneously.
Founder & Designer
Buck & Doll Designs
My passion project and truest creative home — a mid-century modern restoration company. Finding pieces with good bones and bringing them back to exactly what they were meant to be.
Let's Collaborate
If you're working on something that deserves to look and feel exactly right, I'd like to hear about it.
Originally Scott Straw — same eye, same hands, different name.