Corrado Dotti further was born in Italy and raised in both Africa and South America.At the age of nineteen he returned to Milan to study industrial design.His professional career started shortly after his 1994 graduation.He began by designing casual shoes and sneakers.Only after a short period of shoe design he began looking to for a bigger challenge. Corrado changed industries from shoe design to product design.During the next three years, he worked and collaborated with architect and designer Matteo Thun.This time period proved to be his most formative years in developing a foundation for his future design endeavors. By 2002 Corrado started working for Armani Casa and was placed in chargeof accessory development. During the next four and one half years he created nine collections for Armani Casa giving himself a strong foothold in the industry.Today Corrado is still based out of Milan and working as a free-lance designer. He is an art director collabor ating and consulting for companies in furniture and accessory design.