Riso Scotti Pavia
Riso may refer to: Architecture and museums * Palazzo Riso, a contemporary art museum in Palermo, Italy Institutions and corporations * Riso Kagaku Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of duplicating machines * Risø National Laboratory, a scientific research organization in Denmark People * Don Richard Riso Don Richard Riso (17 January 1946 – August 30, 2012) was an American teacher of the Enneagram of Personality who wrote and co-wrote a number of books on the subject. Early life and education Riso grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. He studied En ...

Palazzo Riso
The Palazzo Riso, or RISO, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea della Sicilia (''RISO, Contemporary Art Museum of Sicily'' also known as Palazzo Belmonte Riso), is a regional contemporary art museum located in the ancient Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Palermo, Italy. History and architecture The Palazzo Riso's architecture clearly shows the final days of Sicilian Baroque as it was transformed into Neoclassicism. Designed by the architect Giuseppe Venanzio Marvuglia, the house was constructed at the end of the 18th century and completed in 1784. It became property of the Prince of Belmonte, and in the 19th century it passed to Baron Riso. The marble Riso coat of arms on the portal of the palazzo was carved by Ignazio Marabitti. During World War II the building was damaged by Allied bombing. Restored from the mid-1990s, since 2008 it has become a contemporary art museum. The museum The Riso Contemporary Art Museum of Sicily is one of the most important museums in the region. The museum c ...
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Riso Kagaku Corporation
is a Japanese corporation which is the inventor, manufacturer, and distributor of the RISO Printer-Duplicator, a.k.a. Risograph. This device automatically creates a stencil-type master (from a paper original or digital file), thereby enabling it reproduce single-colour documents at high speed and low cost, in a machine that has a small footprint and a relatively low purchase price. The firm was established in Tokyo, Japan, where it continues to maintain its headquarters today. With sales in over 150 countries, Riso is a billion-dollar company. The company maintains a foundation that donates equipment around the world primarily to educational institutions. In Japanese, 'Riso' means 'ideal' and the word 'Kagaku' means 'science.' Noboru Hayama, the company's founder, started his business by mixing inks at his kitchen sink just after World War II, and in 1946 established a mimeograph printing company, whose first product was its signature duplicator. Over the next few ye ...
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