New works from lighting brand Oluce were released at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, and at the Euroluce international lighting trade fair.
Period : Apr.12（Tue）-17（Sun）, 2011
Trade fair venue : Rho fairgrounds PAD.13 STAND A-19
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Milano Salone 2011”FURO DISCOVER YOUR NATURE”
Toshiyuki Kita attempted to propose and reconsider baths (“furo”) in Japanese – an indispensible part of Japanese lifestyles and culture – using an independently developed type of finely textured bubbles. The purpose of Japanese baths is not only to wash the body, but also for relaxation, soothing the mind and body, and reflecting on oneself at the end of the day. These elements are the source of “Furo–Discover Your Nature.”
Period : Apr.12（Tue）-17（Sun）, 2011
Trade fair venue : C/O Superstudio Piu’, via Tortona 27, Milan
MAISON & OBJET 2011
Toshiyuki Kita exhibited at Maison & Objet, an international trade fair in Paris. There he gathered together works he has created over a span of more than 40 years along with traditional craftsmen and artisans in local industries, introducing them under the name of “Kita’s.”
Kitchen items such as the Hana Series of tableware and Cooki kettle were particularly popular, and much attention was also paid to his Japanese paper lamps (Awabi and the new work Bonbo) and furniture (the Hotei and Sakura tables).
2011.1.21（Fri）～25（Tue）
Venue: Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre
Sponsored by SAFI
Guangdong Industrial Design Expo 2010
Toshiyuki Kita was invited to exhibit at the Governor Cup Guangdong Industrial Design Week as part of the Guangdong Industrial Design Activity Week in China.
Visitors learned about Kita’s design sense by touching and experiencing the exhibited works.
Wakamaru was especially popular, and many people visited this lively exhibition.
Venue: Guangzhou Poly World Trade Expo Center
Sponsored by Guangdong Industrial Design Group, Guangdong Industrial Design Association
Governor Cup Guangdong Industrial Design Week website
http://gdidweek.gd-id.com/
Timeless Future
Toshiyuki Kita will hold an individual exhibition titled “Timeless Future” at the China (Shunde) International Industrial Design Expo in Shunde, China, where design is making great advances. His works showcasing the concept of the “near future,” shown through a blend of the tradition and technologies that Kita employs, will be exhibited in one building.
Venue: Shunde Exhibition Center, Hall2-Masters and Designs, Guangdong, China
Milano Salone 2010,”Timeless Future”
Toshiyuki Kita will hold a solo exhibition entitled “Timeless Future” at the Triennale di Milano as part of Saloni Milano 2010. His works will showcase the concept of the “near future,” shown through a blend of the tradition and technologies that Kita employs.
2010.4.14（Wed）～19（Mon）
Venue: Triennale di Milano Viale Alemagna 6, Milan, Italy
Milano Salone 2010 Fuori Salone, “MERITALIA” conté series
“Conté” series , sofa and low table were featured from Meritalia.
Period : Apr.14-19, 2010
Venue : Meritalia showroom, Via durini 23, Milan Italy
Cocktail Party : Apr. 16, 2010; 19:00 – 22:00
Venue : Meritalia showroom
Milano Salone 2010”FEG” TOUCH
“TOUCH” , door handle was featured from the Italian furniture maker FEG.
Period : Apr.14-19, 2010
Trade fair venue :
Fiera Milano Rho-Pero, Strada Statale del Sempione 28, Milan
PAD.5 – STAND H09 L06
Japan Creative Centre
The Japan Creative Centre in Singapore is a new facility that serves as a base to transmit Japanese culture to the rest of the world, and is constructed from historic buildings that have been remodeled.
With a library and a gallery that introduces Japanese culture, the Japan Creative Centre will also share information internationally via its website.
In his role as director of this project, Toshiyuki Kita supervised the facilities as a whole, including their visual aspects, and also produced the opening exhibition.
Timeless Future @ Shanghai H.N.Lin Design Center 2009
An exhibition gathering together Kita’s work that depicts the future will be held in Shanghai, China. Shanghai is a city that has come to embody “the future” through its remarkable development in recent years.
The wide variety of exhibited “KITA DESIGN” items includes chairs that have been chosen for the permanent collections of museums worldwide (including the Museum of Modern Art, New York), near-future household robots and electronic appliances, and new pieces that were shown for the first time at I Saloni Milano 2009. “Daily use items” perfect for modern lifestyles that were born from a fusion with high quality traditional crafts, featuring lighting fixtures, tableware, the “Ceremony Space” tea pavilion, and even lacquerware will also be exhibited.
2009.7.26(SUN)～8.23(SUN)
Venue: H.N. Lin Design Center
Milano Salone 2009 Fuori Salone“MERITALIA” NEW TOKI
“NEW TOKI” is part of the 2009 Meritalia Collection from Meritalia, which features work by six designers.
Period: Apr. 22（Wed） – 27（Mon）, 2009
Venue: Meritalia Showroom, Via Durini, 23, Milan
Trade fair venue: PAD.5 1F STAND C11 D08
h. 9.30 – 18.30
Opening party: Apr. 24（Fri） h. 19.00 – 22.00
Venue: Meritalia Showroom
Milano Salone 2009 Fuori Salone “KITA.FUTURE DELIGHT”
KITA. FUTURE DELIGHT, based on the theme of “light that illuminates a bright future,” is focused on lighting equipment that employs the promising new technology of OLED.
Featuring a wide variety of materials and designs, this lighting equipment is also made to be sustainable and environmentally-friendly.
2009.04.22（Wed）～27（Mon）
GALLERIA IL CASTELLO, via Brera 16, Milano
COCKTAIL：04.22 19:00-22:00
PRESS PREVIEW：04.22 17:00-19:00
NEW LIFESTYLE & DESIGN
This one-man exhibition was held at a brand new gallery in Taipei.
Daily goods, lighting equipment, and items produced by local industry were displayed, centered on the theme of “a wonderful lifestyle.” This exhibition received a great deal of attention, and the opening was attended by local media and designers.
Design Runaissance KOBE
Ever since the Port of Kobe was opened, the lifestyle industry in Kobe has fused international and Japanese culture into a unique and well-known “Kobe brand” that includes apparel, furniture, confectionery, pearls, and coffee.
Many tasteful, high quality lifestyle products are made in Kobe, a pleasant place to live that is surrounded by mountains and ocean and blessed with a beautiful natural environment.
This project involved ten exceptional craft companies from Kobe, who kept Kobe’s identity in mind as they worked to develop a new tasteful and high-quality “Kobe brand.”
Odawara Hakone “Yosegizaiku Project”
Yosegi (mosaic woodwork patterned) crafts from Odawara and Hakone have been beloved souvenirs of the Hakone region since the Edo period.
This project combines the skillful techniques and wisdom that have been passed down through generations of craftspeople with modern, internationally-minded items made by contemporary young craftsmen who draw upon hundreds of years of history.
It is also an attempt to transform high-quality sensibilities into a local brand.
Milano Salone 2008 Fuori Salone”Nature e Tecnologia”
This individual exhibition was based on the theme of the near future and dealt with the idea of incorporating natural materials into daily life. Kita exhibited comfortable furniture ideally suited to our living spaces and lifestyle that paid special attention to the superior natural qualities of wood and also incorporated recyclable aluminum.
The main material used is “kitayama-sugi” cedar from Kyoto, which has been prized as a high class material and used for over 600 years in tea houses and “sukiya” style architecture. The impressively formed trees, known for their straight trunks, can be considered a work of art in themselves. Rather than just cutting down the tree, master craftsmen are involved in the process from growing the cedar to making it into goods, which takes 30-40 years. This series of kitayama-sugi pieces retains the strength and gentle texture of the wood itself.
2008.04.16（Wed）～21（Mon）
GALLERIA IL CASTELLO
Milano Salone 2008 Fuori Salone”Made in Cassina”
An event held in honor of Cassina’s 80th anniversary.
Along with works up until now, prototypes and studio models were displayed, as well as a collection of the voices, pieces, sketches, and designs produced by 26 teams of architects and designers who have had a large influence on Cassina’s history. Toshiyuki Kita’s WINK chair was also displayed along with an explanation of its ground-breaking internal structure.
Milano Salone 2008 Fuori Salone”MERITALIA”
Kita exhibited his “TOKI Collection” sofas from MERITALIA, a company in Coma, Italy that has been producing high-end furniture with famous designers since 1987.
2008.04.16（Wed）～21（Mon）
VIA DURINI
Milano Salone 2008”FOPPAPEDRETTI”
Kita exhibited his hanger “GORO” from FOPPAPEDRETTI, a company in Brescia, Italy that has been making mainly wooden furniture and daily goods since 1946, and his television stand “GRANTEATRO.”
The superb quality is greatly acclaimed among Italian housewives.
Milano Salone 2008 INTERNI Event,”Green Energy Design / SUNPLANT”
Kita collaborated with SANYO to create “SUNPLANT,” an installation using eneloop batteries, at the GREEN ENERGY DESIGN event sponsored by Interni.
This exhibition realized the possibility of portable energy by changing solar energy into battery energy. The aim was, through a fusion of design and technology, to make our daily lives more pleasant and environmentally friendly.
A display in the La Rinascente department store show window at Duomo was also held along with this event.
Milano Salone 2008 INTERNI Event,”Green Energy Design”,la Rinascente
Kita collaborated with SANYO to create “SUNPLANT,” an installation using eneloop batteries, at the GREEN ENERGY DESIGN event sponsored by Interni.
This exhibition realized the possibility of portable energy by changing solar energy into battery energy. The aim was, through a fusion of design and technology, to make our daily lives more pleasant and environmentally friendly.
A display in the La Rinascente department store show window at Duomo was also held along with this event.
imm cologne 2008″La Nouva Casa-Munchen”
“imm cologne” is an international furniture trade fair held in Cologne, Germany.
Representative pieces from the world market, from luxury furniture to classic and interior furniture, are displayed in the approximately 300,000 square meter venue, predicting the direction 2008 will take.
Kita presented his new work “MOE” from the German company La Nuova Casa-Munchen. In addition to possessing an organic form, this work’s special feature is that the back, elbow rests, side table, etc. can be freely rearranged as desired. A range of form variations are available, with a wide variety of surfaces and colors to choose from.
Die Kraft der Klarheit
A solo exhibition held at a gallery sponsored by a German interior shop in the center of Munich.
This exhibition included traditional craft items, lamps that incorporated technology, and sofas by interior makers.
Many local designers and members of the press attended the opening where food was presented on Arita-yaki.
Milano Salone 2007″MOROSO”
“SARUYAMA,” released in 1967, became one of the MOROSO company’s most well known products. The new work “SARUYAMA ISLAND” features five types of shapes that can be recombined to fit room size and use.
A wide variety of surfaces, materials, and colors can be chosen to match a given space.
Milano Salone 2007 Fuori Salone”Il Futuro della Tradizione”
An exhibition on the theme of “tradition towards the future” that was held at a gallery in Brera, an area in the center of Milan.
The call to take 38 years of traditional skill and knowledge and bring it into the future drew much attention from many people and the worldwide media, and over 600 people crowded into the opening.
2007年4月18日（Thu）～23日（Mon）
GALLERIA IL CASTELLO
Milano Salone 2007″BERNINI”
“MOTOKO,” released by BERNINI, is table whose use is not limited by the number of people.
The legs are covered with soft, real leather, and because the chair back angle is adjustable, it is easy to relax and enjoy 
after-dinner conversation.
The chairs are also covered in real leather.
Milano Salone 2007 INTERNI Event”Decode Elements / Digital Fire”
Toshiyuki Kita was in charge of an installation to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of MONDADORI, publisher of the worldwide interior magazine “INTERNI.”
Called “Digital Fire,” a space was created inside the corridor of Castello Sforzesco (in the center of Milan) that, through new technology and expression of flames, makes it seem as if the Renaissance has returned.
Milano Salone 2006″Japan Design : Good Design Award 50 Years”
The Triennale is famous worldwide as an art gallery for design and architecture. 20 Japanese corporations who are leaders in the realms of automobiles, home electronics, information-related equipment, daily goods, and other fields participated in an exhibition there focused mainly on products that have won the Good Design Award as well as historical famous brand goods, concept design, etc.
Toshiyuki Kita, who was the Good Design Chairperson of the Jury that year, entirely produced an exhibition that conveyed the potential and appeal of Japan Design, which leads the world in terms of history and innovation. Approximately 50,000 people attended and the high quality of Japanese design drew much attention from many types of media, making it one of the most talked-about exhibitions of that year’s Salone.
2006.04.05（Wed）～10（Mon）
La Triennale di Milano
Milano Salone 2006 Fuori Salone”Design Happy Singapore”
Since 2004, Toshiyuki Kita has worked as design advisor for the Government of Singapore and has presented projects with four Singaporean companies as well as comprehensively producing exhibition spaces.
In addition, “VIVO CITY,” designed by Toyo Ito, and night photographs of Singapore taken by Italian photographer Maurizio Marcato were also on display.
2006.04.04（Tue）
Milano Salone 2006 Fuori Salone INTERNI Event,”Heavylight / Da Tempo”
INTERNI, which sponsors Fuori Salone, held an event consisting of an installation based on the theme of “Heavylight” lamps.
Invited designers held solo exhibitions at 8 places within the city of Milan.
Kita presented “Da Tempo” in the Piazza Mercanti near Duomo, located in the center of Milan.
Including a 4.5 meter tall washi paper lantern and a brand new lamp, many categories were created in one space, expressing the flow of time.
A great deal of people attended and talked about the opening event.
2006.04.04（Tue）-10（Mon）
Loggia Del Mercanti
Macef 2006″A Bridge to the Future”
Macef is a daily goods trade fair that has been held in Milan for 41 years since 1964.
2006 was the first time the entire renovated new trade fair space was used, and Japan was chosen for the first time as Italy’s partner country for the main event.
“Japan Exhibition/A Bridge to the Future,” produced entirely by Toshiyuki Kita, was a groundbreaking experiment to share Japan’s exceptional products as a world brand.
The participating Japanese makers’ design and technology was picked up by the mass media of many countries and shows the future of Japanese products.
eat-eat
An exhibition to present Kita’s new cutlery series “XELA” was held at Gallery le bain in Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo.
Over 200 people visited the opening party and were intrigued by the cutlery displayed like jewels.
