Katt Both was born in Waldkappel, Germany, in 1905. She was a student at the Bauhaus from 1924 to 1928 and developed her professional career as a photographer, furniture designer and architect.
After leaving the Bauhaus, Both worked as a photographer and furniture designer in different parts of Germany, including Berlin. Later, in 1929 she began working as the first female architect in Otto Haesler's studio, where she was involved in the most important projects, such as the Dammerstock residential complex in Karlsruhe or the Rothenberg residential complex in Kassel.
She dedicated the rest of her main activity to architecture, and settled in Kassel, where she continued to work until her death in Kassel, Germany in 1985.
