Kaitlin Reed

Kate Reed is a Boston-based designer leveraging principles of nature to build wearable technology that connects humans, computers, with the natural world. These wearables harness human biological input and output methods through the combination of digital craft, experimental interfaces, and augmented materials. Reed built her first wearable computer when she was 13, before the introduction of the Apple Watch. Since then, she has designed, engineered, and built over a hundred wearable computers. After becoming the first graduate of NuVu Studio, Reed received dual undergraduate degrees from Brown University and The Rhode Island School of Design. She also holds Masters in Science from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy. Reed's pioneering spirit led her to establish the Artist and Researcher in Residency program at Dassault Systems, where she developed algorithms mirroring nature's processes, fostering predictable growth in computational spaces. Continuing her focus on integrating living organisms into technology, she created the Artist in Residency position at BosLab, employing synthetic biology to revolutionize material modification. As a visionary technologist, Reed specializes in building machines, modifying biology, augmenting the body, and growing technology. She champions a symbiotic relationship between technology and nature, advocating for the digital evolution of the natural world, and the natural evolution of the digital world.