Our Story

Cosmix Interstellar Designs was founded in February of 2025 by Joseph VanCaeneghem, Better known as 'Prince' Luminos Cosmix.

It all started with a DREAM. Well... Sorta. It's a long story... 

I never graduated high school. Life had... other plans for my destiny. In 2013, sometime in the beginning of my junior year, my mother had been battling a terrible addiction for nearly a decade. Fearful for the worst outcome, I began losing focus on my studies, spent more and more time visiting her until one day she proposed I move in with her and transfer school districts. As any mommy's boy would, I jumped at the opportunity to do so... So much so that I never really said goodbye to anyone there, it all happened the same day she asked, so to anyone that I got disconnected from at that time, I'm so sorry, and I'd love to reconnect! Anyways... I hated my new school, no friends, the curriculum seemed backwards comparatively, so, I transferred to an online school instead. Finished the program in two weeks flat! Got an email saying congratulations your diploma is on the way, and rejoiced at finishing high school early. Well.... that school was fraudulant (Go figure with the two week finish time, first red flag there...). SO YEAH... I NEVER GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL. OOPS. . . still yet to get my G.E.D.... STAY IN SCHOOL KIDS!                 ... So what next?

I did what I believe most prideful teens would do, I got a job, started modeling, making connections, and exploring what the world had hidden in Detroit and the surrounding cities nightlife. 

This led to a world of new experiences... Some good, Some, not so good. By the age of Nineteen I was the life of the party most places I went, no really! I was living life like a rockstar, just, y'know, without the money, or a fancy car, or any discernable talents..... I mean I can dance pretty well...... which is how I landed my life altering gig--- Go-Go Dancing at Gigi's Gay Bar in Detroit. I was fairly intoxicated when it happened but basically, I jokingly told my friend I wondered what being a Go-Go boy was like.. and well one thing led to another and next thing I know I'm dancing to Toxic by Britney Spears on stage under the name "Prince". Yup. That's how it started. When they asked me for a name a Prince song was playing so I panicked and now it's my alter-identity of sorts. More of an alias but EVERYONE knows me by "Prince" not "Joey" which if i'm being honest, is the way I prefer it. Everything we go through adds to our character. I only worked there maybe a few months, but it was an experience I'll never forget, and am proud to say happened. Life throws curveballs, lean into them! 

So where did the names Luminos and more importantly Cosmix come from?

So glad you asked! As a longtime fan of shows like 'Sailor Moon' and 'Sword Art Online' I've always wanted to build a world entirely out of scratch. I played a lot of 'Dungeons and Dragons' so creating a name to go with 'Prince' was relatively simple. I mean, I needed a name to complete the title, right? "'Prince' isn't a name I thought, it's a title... I need a name... Hmm." I'm a Cancerian, so Luminos is a reference to my zodiac, and love for the moon. Cosmix is really just my obsession with all things space, galaxy, cosmos, the universe and all the star matter... oh and 'Sailor Moon's -Moon Cosmic Power-' was probably part of it too. Basically, I put an X on the end of Cosmic. Simple, easy, efficient, and I loved it.

"I'm a Cosmic Moonlight Prince, destined to leave his mark on this universe!"

OOOOKAAAYYYYY.... But that doesn't explain this store...

I was getting to that..... PATIENCE!! Rofl 

I would wear outfits like this to work as a server at CONDADO TACOS & TEQUILA everyday. 10/10 recommend as a job for all those who love to dress creatively!


Won the Halloween Costume Contest in 2022 at NECTO

Tiktok from this night

Picking up where we left off... Life was the show and I was the main character.

Okay, no, not really. The world clearly doesn't revolve around me, but hell at this time in my life it may as well have! For several years, I was the STAR, the FASHIONISTA, the /cool\ kid that never took off his crown. I wore it EVERYWHERE. Literally, EVERYWHERE. I wore it to work, to the club, to the grocery store, and just about anywhere that would let me, so, generally, all day, everyday. It may seem silly, but hey, it got me attention, and my do I love attention! Well.... to be honest, It got me lots of bad attention too.. I was humiliated, ridiculed, laughed at, ganged up on, and just... Why are people so cruel..? ...Nah, I loved every second of it. The good well outwayed the bad, the memories I made wearing the crown are memories I never wanna forget. But yeah, I'm the kid who always wears a crown.. or would, if the thing didn't cause my skull to slightly indent/deform from digging into my head all the time. SERIOUSLY, did this kinda thing happen to all royals of the past? UGH, well, anyways.. that's beside the point, the point is DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY, REGARDLESS OF WHAT OTHERS SAY OR THINK OF YOU.

I say all of this because, being your most authentic self can lead to unexpected victories! For example....
My experience at EXPRESS YOUR YES / NOW STUDIOS from Spring of 2021- Winter of 2024

I would voluntarily help sell art and vibes to the community with NOW STUDIOS

If you want to convince the masses to express their yes, you must first authentically present yourself in your truest form of YES!

Photoshoots were common at NOW STUDIOS, so of course I got some artistic shots done!




These pictures were taken when I was a volunteer for NOW Studios, expressyouryes.org  ; A job/position/mentorship/overall experience I landed by being my authentic self. I was out in public for one of the first times wearing my crown attending Hashbash in Ann Arbor, Michigan with one of my best friends Jenna when we stumbled upon this wonderful art studio utilizing the corner of state street to sell their art in such a performative and interactive way. That's when I met the founders, Petals and Bubbles, the Sandcastles. They showed me down the rabbit hole into their space, the living, breathing, wildly fascinating, honestly captivating, truly mesmorizing place, NOW Studios! I was IN LOVEEE!!! I boldly asked Petals out of excitement if he was hiring, and if I could join the experience. They took a chance on me and allowed me a little time then and there to sell a piece of art to anyone passing by. I, shaking in my shell, gave it a go. I had NO IDEA what I was doing, and yet, when it came down to it, I was a natural... I mean, I was fumbling words left and right, probably undersold a beautiful piece... (I was told to just wing it, pick a piece, sell it. No price, just a good ol give it to the universe in faith hurrah, see what happens) and yeah, they said to comeback the next weekend for a day of work and see how it goes. I followed through with it, and kept coming back, every, single, week. I felt so ALIVE. Overtime, Petals and Bubbles became mentors of mine, and we had some of the most amazing memories, they are so dear to my heart, and I am so very grateful for the years I got to spend learning from their wisdom, their chaotic craziness, otherworldly empathetic lessons of how to view life as the gift it truly is.  The "Where are you going?" door was painted by me and a friend of mine while working as volunteers for the studio. The volunteer program, otherwise known as "The Flitter Program", was INCREDIBLE and added much to my growth in this lifetime. Below are a few more pictures from this wonderous time period I was so blessed to experience. 

This was A picture of the studio, just one of the MANY ways the chaos of art was channeled. [The studio never looked the same]
There was a period of time here I actually RAN the studio, as the owners were traveling and could not open while gone, I volunteered to take the reigns for anywhere from 3 weeks to 2 months, I can't fully recall! Fun times! 





We did many Silent Disco nights in partnership with Cultureverse! 

 
View some tiktoks from that time period here: 
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This picture was taken way back in 2018 at the Chicago Pride parade on a float that passed through a crowd of more than a million people... and yeah, my friends there talked me into doing it in nothing but a speedo and my crown!!! (This crown was bought for me by my friend there as I had not yet obtained my signature crown*) All In all, it was a grand experience that broke me out of my comfort zone and is something I often look back on when I am doubting in my abilities to get up on a stage, but lemme tell you, stage fright is so real, and despite me have done this, or been an actor, a gogo dancer, server, or so many more random jobs and gigs, I still struggle with it, and perhaps always will. I try to push through it, but it can feel crippling in my field, if anyone has or is struggling with it, my advice, fake it till you make it the best ya can. I am starting to believe that's what everyone is doing out here. Not sure, but, I encourage you to keep trying. Everyday that you push yourself out of your comfort zone is a day that you tried you best. You'll come to find, it gets easier, even if it never really fully goes away.... Anyyyyyways. 

This is also the first year I attended ELECTRIC FOREST as a patron.... this is an important lead to a future career opportunity I received years later....





I began working as an actor in the Chapel at Electric Forest on yet another chance opportunity of an audition gifted to me by my mentor Petals. I was SO nervous the first year as a wedding planner, and yet, knew I belonged. The next year I decided to be a boutique dressman. Let's just say it got REALLY GOOFY at times. I made lots of friends and chapel family though this experience and hope to continue working for Electric Forest for years to come. 



During this opportunity I decided I needed to expand my acting abilities. 
I started acting with The American Immersion Theater's - Murder Mystery Company location in Detroit, Michigan, and, although the experience was brief, I learned valuable lessons from another mentor of mine, the acting director at the time I was working there, Smada Adams. This man, he knew how to motivate you into the best version of yourself, so long as you could learn his lesson of "Let them score on you" meaning, when it comes to acting, stage performing, you gotta go with the flow, let the audience crack jokes, especially on you! (Respectfully though, know your boundaries as well!) My experience was incredible here, and if it weren't for a hospitalization I went through (Seperately independently in my own life) I'd likely of kept working there for a long time! I highly recommend it to all actors seeking an outlet of expression. 


I actually was diagnosed with HIV at this next transitional period, hence the hospitilization, although it was a few months later I actually was diagnosed, I was ill and suffring from energy loss at a level I can't even describe. Emotional turmoil was incredible at this time, but strangely, getting diagnosed made me really look inward at how RECKLESS I had been the last decade. I went through lots of good times, and LOTS of bad as well. I don't talk too much about the bad times but i've certainly had more than my fair share of near death experiences too. This serious diagnosis shook me to my core, I had no idea who, or how, I contracted it, and well, after a few hours of pondering the question I decided it didn't matter. What mattered was that I get my act together. I needed to clean up, inside and out. Within a few months of my diagnosis I got to undetectable status, and have stayed there since, and life is better than ever! I say this because, well when I was diagnosed I thought my life was over! All I ever thought or heard of it was the STIGMA behind it, and although yes, it IS SERIOUS, it also, is manageable and quite PREVENTABLE --- (Get on PREP y'all, save yourself the headache, and possible permanent damage!) --- {Please get tested regularly if you are having sex, and take safe sex practices seriously! There are other STD's, STI's, etc, that aren't manageable, treatable, or curable!} 

Well... We're caught up to the present! Currently...


Dancingstar Productions is a film production company founded by Christina Morales Hemenway that happened to start the Filmmakers Program through Dancingstar Creative Academy. If you couldn't tell by now, most of my life's decisions have been quite spontaneously decided during a transitional period of some form, and yeah, I happenstance saw an ad on facebook for this program and said, me? A filmmaker? WHY NOT?! Now I am a student working my way up to being a working representative of Dancingstar, learning valuable lessons about everything that goes into the film making process. We are working currently on a project titled "Universal Chord" by Trilian Krug and Christina Morales Hemenway. We are scheduled to start filming in July/Aug of 2025, but we need funds to make it happen! If you got this far, I ask you to invest some time checking out the links that are attached, and spreading the word so that we may make this dream project a reality! There is also an Online Auction and Crowdfunding available I suggest checking out! 


Christina has become my current mentor, and cherished friend, and subtly guided me to practicing graphic design, just through the coursework we've done at the creative academy, and her wisdom filled lectures and stories she shares about her journey to where she is now, more about that in the link with her name above. I also took her to see (for my first time ever) MOULIN ROUGE in Detroit at the Opera House and it was MAGICAL!!! 

On another bold whim, and prayers for luck and manifestation I ended up creating my brand, this store, and there ya have it folks! Our story is quite a spontaneous and hope filled venture to get myself out of poverty, moved out of my fathers house, and into my new reality as a creative designer, and filmmaker, musician, actor, writer, and whatever else comes my way! 

Please if you found my story inspiring, support us by purchasing something, and sharing our brand with your friends, family, colleagues, and neighbors, so that we may take the world with us on our COSMIX INVASION through the stars!

More about my future plans coming soon... Who wants to build a castle? Let's chat, I've got GRAND IDEAS about something this world desperately needs to set a precedent for a better future for all mankind. 

Oh, and one last thing.... "I don't want to be an emperor, that's not my business; I don't want to rule, or conquer anyone, I shall like to help everyone if it is possible... We all want to help one another, human beings are like that.. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way." ~Charlie Chaplin

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