Ricardo Rodrigues was born and raised on Long Island. In addition to English, Ricardo speaks Portuguese and Spanish. Growing up Ricardo spent summers and holidays in Europe and South America honing a global eye for design. His father is a master cabinet maker which Ricardo draws much of his knowledge from. Ricardo graduated from Parsons The New School for Design with a degree in Interiors.
His work experience includes draftsman and project manager at Cousins Furniture, Lighting Designer at Orsman Design and Interior Design Intern at Nicole Fuller Interiors.