Federico Otero is an Industrial Designer and Interactive Designer from Latin America. Born in Lima, Peru, Otero started his career as a designer in his natal city at the Universidad Católica. He then moved to the US and continued his studies at Purdue University. After working for several years as a lead designer for Delta Faucet Company and as a freelance designer for Marcus Koepke's Design Studio, he decided to further his education at Domus Academy in Milan earning his Masters in Interactive Design.

His contributions to design include a wide spectrum that ranges from lighting, furniture, faucets and accessories, jewelry, luxury products, packaging, exhibits, and kitchen tools. His design talent took him to Switzerland where he was designing watches for Tag Heuer. Currently he is freelancing in diverse design areas.

Most recently he has been published in "The best of CASA COR" year book featuring interior designs from Brasil, Sweden, Panama and Peru. Recently he has exhibited in the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum as a result of being one of the ten finalists chosen worldwide in the New York City Bicycle Rack Design Competition. He was also selected to represent Latin America as one of the designers for BID 2008, the first Iberoamerican Design Biennale that has taken place in Madrid.

Otero's work has been recognized in the business realm, academia and the press. His work has been featured internationally in magazines including Interni, Vogue, Metropolis, CNN en Español and Interior Design where his "CATACAOS" fixture design for BOYD Lighting was voted as "Best Of Year" in the decorative category.