(Gakugei Shuppan-Sha Publisher, 2012)
Having lived and experienced almost half a century of Italian design, the author
recollects and puts forth, true meaning of a rich and fruitful life and what
the role of design should be. He also mentions the life after WWII in Japan,
and its sad results of restoration of Japanese living lifestyle now in a essay style book.
A chair designed for the Seville Expo ’92 Japanese Pavilion.
The high-tech technology available at that time was used to create an organic form, with the intent of expressing both a futuristic feeling and a sense of intimacy.
This work was consciously designed with the understanding that the Expo is a place to raise suggestions for the near future and to express what modern Japan is about.
This television was designed based on the idea of making it, as a household use item, dear to its user’s hearts.
Moving beyond existing LCD televisions of a hard, cold, and inorganic design, expression was incorporated in parts organically connected to the surface and into the details as well.
Kita aimed to create a Japanese original that would become popular worldwide as a new brand item.
The latent animal instinct and playfulness that humans possess is set free in a small space.
These sofas were designed based on the thinking that, even if living environments change, basic human movements such as sitting and lying down remain unchanged.
It’s possible to sit, lie down, find one’s own place, and climb.
These pieces have been named after Saruyama (Monkey Mountain), which they resemble, and are divided into three unchangeable shapes but can be put together to form one large round sofa.
An electronic device for security and the elderly, “WAKAMARU” is a brand new household use cognizant robot and features movement and voice recognition, family face recognition, and Internet services.
Concept work was begun to respond to the hopes of makers who have started dealing with the products of the near future.
Stile life
Illustrate more than 40 years’ Kita’s
collaboration with traditional Japanese crafts.
WorldMediaFestival 2012
World Media Festival 2012
Gold titled in Public Relations/Culture
Traditional Craftsmanship and Design
Stackable chairs for home or business use. Made to be able to be hooked onto a table and dangled for easy cleaning underneath at restaurants and other establishments, they were the winner of the 1990 Delta De Oro Gold Prize, a Spanish product design prize that is given once a year.
