RICHARD SHAPIRO, A LIFELONG DEVOTEE OF THE ARTS, HAS OVER THE YEARS PLAYED SEVERAL INTERTWINING ROLES IN THE PURSUIT OF HIS PASSIONS.

FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS, HE HAS PRESIDED OVER HIS EPONYMOUS GALLERY, RICHARD SHAPIRO STUDIOLO, SPECIALIZING PRIMARILY IN FINE FURNITURE AND DESIGN FROM ANTIQUITY THROUGH THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, AS WELL AS STUDIOLO, THE FIFTY-PIECE COLLECTION OF HIS OWN DESIGN.HIS INTERIORS HAVE GRACED THE PAGES AND COVERS OF MANY BOOKS AND MAJOR INTERNATIONAL DWELLING PUBLICATIONS