Katt Both

Katt Both
Katt Both in the Wassily chair
Born1905 (1905)
Waldkappel, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died1985 (aged 79–80)
Kassel, West Germany
NationalityGerman
MovementBauhaus

Katt Both (1905–1985) was a German photographer, furniture designer and architect.[1][2]

Both studied furniture design at the Bauhaus from 1924 to 1928, under László Moholy-Nagy.[1][2] Following this she worked for the brothers Hans and Wassili Luckhardt in Berlin.[2] In March 1929 Otto Haesler in Celle hired her, where she was the first woman architect.[2] Her work is included in the collections of the Getty Museum,[3] the Art Gallery of New South Wales,[1] the Minneapolis Institute of Art.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Atikah-cigarette, 1930-1931 by Katt Both". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au.
  2. ^ a b c d Maasberg, Ute (18 December 2018). ""We learned nothing"". deutschland.de. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Katt Both (Getty Museum)". The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles.
  4. ^ "Atikah Cigarettes, Katt Both; Publisher: Rudolf Kicken Gallery ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art". collections.artsmia.org.