franco maria ricci

franco maria ricci (december 2, 1937 — september 10, 2020) publisher, designer, art collector, and bibliophile. amid an extraordinary passion and enthusiasm for many cultural endeavors, and beauty across the arts and sciences, ricci is celebrated for his limited-edition publications characterized by tinted handmade paper, black silk-bound hardcovers, and silver or gold stamped lettering — FMR (which reads as ‘éphémère’ in french).