Albero Bench

Designer:  Joseph Ricchio + Kara Larsen
Benefits:  DIFFA

Size:  60L x 18D x 18H in
Weight:  55 LBS     
Color:  Inspiration Green / Shimmer (see color chart for more color options)
Materials:  Powder Coated Aluminum
Use:  Indoor / Outdoor
Includes:  Anti-Theft Security Feet + Authentic Signature Medallion
Made in USA

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Joseph Ricchio

What was your inspiration?

The concept is my expression of the beauty of life. I chose a delicate and elegant branch with dew dropping off of it to represent earth, water and life.

Why is it important for you to give back?

DIFFA: Design Industry Fighting Aids. I have been donating to them for many years for a variety of reasons:
1 ) Larry Pond was the Director of Design at Stendig and introduced my first chair, he began DIFFA and has since died of AIDS
2 ) I have a family member that is HIV positive and
3 ) I believe it is simply a good choice.

Bio

Joseph D. Ricchio Jr. was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1955. Since 1980 he has lived in Seal Beach, California with his wife Marla and his two sons, Aaron an aspiring graphic designer and Jacob a musician.

He is a 1980 graduate of California State University at Long Beach with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design. As a student of CSULB he was selected with 45 other students to travel to Florence, Italy. He spent the 1976/77 school year studying Art, Design, Language and History while experiencing the warmth and richness of the Italian culture.

From 1979-1982, Ricchio worked for Ron Loosen Associates designing various products for the high tech industry along with an assortment of graphic design projects. In 1982, Ricchio Design, located in Seal Beach, CA., was established as a design consultancy working in a variety of design disciplines. Over the years Ricchio Design has done a multitude of projects in product design, furniture design and graphic design. Projects range from strategic product planning for Xerox Corporation to collateral pieces for Team Disney. His work has appeared in magazines such as Contract and Interior Design.

In the area of furniture design, Ricchio Design has focused on working with many of the major contract furniture manufacturers in the industry. Ricchio has been the recipient of various awards including: the Roscoe Award, the Best of Neocon Award, Product Design Award from IBD, and the Industrial Design Excellence Award.

Joe Ricchio is a member of the part-time faculty of CSULB teaching Furniture Design. He is also a frequent guest critic and mentor to the students there. In 2004, assisted by Professor Michael J. Kammermeyer, Ricchio established the “Cortona Design Retreat:” an annual program to take selected design students interested in a career in furniture design to visit the Milan Furniture Fair and experience the Italian culture.

Botanist believes that design can make a difference.
Sales from the "Albero" series benefit DIFFA.

Mission

Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS is one of the country’s largest supporters of direct care for people living with HIV/AIDS and preventive education for those at risk.  Merging care and commerce, supporters of DIFFA come from all fields of fine design and the visual arts, including: architecture, fashion design, interior design, photography and consumer product design.