Riccardo Varini

From Trieste. Study architecture in Venice and Dortmund. He graduated with honors from IUAV, where he has been teaching and researching in architecture, design and international cooperation since 1995. In 2005 he was part of the founding group of the UNIRSM Design Course. Professor of the laboratory in product design. Since 2009 he is Assistant Professor there with a multi-year contract. Since 2015 deputy director of the Bachelor's Degree in Design. Since 2020 Director of the Bachelor's Degree in Design. He carries out a personal research on the character of the material as an expression of local cultures and traditions. It promotes research and projects for social innovation, the enhancement of cultural heritage and education for children. He deals with strategic design for crafts and agriculture in Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Congo, Morocco, Madagascar, Switzerland and Lebanon. He wins prizes ADI and UNESCO, for his University. Associated with Isotta Predieri and Andrea Cero, he founded Miquadra, develops projects for Companies and with Lafert won the Compasso D’Oro ADI Honorable Mention 2014 for the HP electric motor.