Aluminum die-cast is used around the speakers and the stand, and by creating a form that makes particular use of the woody texture, SOAVO is designed to match with interior furnishings and to enhance the image of high-quality sound.
The speakers and related equipment have a compact design with fine and detailed care given to achieve the delicate balance of high to low range tones, creating speakers for the ultimate sound lovers.
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
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）
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 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.
