Toshiyuki Kita
born 1942 Osaka, Japan
| Prior to 1964 | studied industrial design at Namiwa College in Osaka; opened his own studio for industrial and furniture design |
| 1969 | moved to Italy; worked in the studios of Mario Bellini and Silvio Coppola, as well as at Bernini and Cassina |
| 1977 and 1979 | solo exhibitions in Tokyo and Osaka |
| 1981 | received the Kitaro Kunii Industrial Design Award |
| 1987 | participated in the exhibition “Les avant-gardes de la fin du XXème siècle” at the Centre Georges Pompidou |
| 1989 | designed a multipurpose hall for the Sony Center in Tokyo |
| 2001 | “L'anima del design” exhibition in Milan exhibition at the Museum of Art and Industry, Hamburg |
| 2007 | “IL FUTURO DELLA TRADIZIONE” exhibition at the Salone del Mobile in Milan |
| 2009 | “KITA. FUTURA DELIGHT” exhibition in Milan |
| 2011 | receives the “Compasso d'oro”, Italy |
| Toshiyuki Kita is active in industrial and furniture design. He is considered one of Japan’s “most European” designers. |
