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Stephen Baker is a creative director and designer focusing on experiential design spanning architecture, interaction design, and emerging technology. Stephen’s credits at LP include collaborations with the National Public Housing, Sydney Jewish Museum, IBM, Manchester United, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and more. Prior to joining Local Projects, Stephen developed an immersive mixed-reality pavilion for the Tokyo Olympics, a large, building-scale artwork for the San Francisco Symphony, a suite of live data visualization artworks for IBM’s headquarters, and a large-scale interactive visualization on Neuroscience for Columbia University. Stephen holds an MFA from Parsons School of Design in New York, and a BFA from the University of Michigan.

Kate Watson leads strategy at Local Projects – collaborating with clients to strengthen and define their vision, uncover fresh insights, and drive business. She started in the art world as a curator and critic before expanding into creating interactive experiences with cultural institutions and brands. Her work today spans user experience, project visioning, trend research, brand positioning, content strategy, and placemaking. She holds an MPS from NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program and a BA in art history from Sarah Lawrence College.