ADRIANO A. BIONDO Adriano A. Biondo, born in Basel in 1961, is a photographer and creative director. He works in the worlds of advertising, fashion, architecture, publishing, and art. A recipient of the New York Art Directors Club Award, he is a frequent guest lecturer in visual communication and architecture at several universities. In the mid-1980s, due to his work in Japan, he has also become known as a mediator between the world of Japan and the West.