GRADUATED IN ARCHITECTURE AT MILAN POLYTECHNIC IN 1986, RICCARDO BLUMER TRAINED AT MARIO BOTTA'S STUDIO. PROFESSIONALLY SINCE THE 90'S, HE HAS CREATED NUMEROUS BUILDINGS, EXHIBITION SETTING-UP AND FURNISHINGS, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC. HIS DESIGN PRODUCTS HAVE RECEIVED PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS AND SOME PROJECTS ARE PART OF PERMANENT COLLECTIONS OF MUSEUMS. NUMEROUS PUBLICATIONS DOCUMENT HIS WORK IN VARIOUS FIELDS. HE WORKS IN A GROUP AS BLUMERANDFRIENDS, CONDITION IN WHICH HE HAS DEVELOPED THE "PHYSICAL EXERCISES OF DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE", PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY INSTALLATIONS, EDUCATIONAL EXERCISES, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS. CURRENTLY PROFESSOR HOLDER, AND DIRECTOR FOR A FOUR-YEAR OF THE ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE OF MENDRISIO AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ITALIAN SWITZERLAND, RICCARDO BLUMER KEEPS RESEARCHING BETWEEN CONSTRUCTION AND THE PUBLIC SENSE OF ARTIFICE ON DIFFERENT FRONTS.