Home / Music / What inspired the cover of Duran Duran's Rio?Music linernotes album music duran-duranWhat inspired the cover of Duran Duran's Rio?The cover of Duran Duran’s Rio was painted by Patrick Nagel and designed by Malcolm Garrett to resemble 1950s cigar packaging. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Related NotesExploreExploreExplorePrevious What is "Soul Limbo" famous for?Next What inspired Journey's song '99'?