Kita’s exhibition “IL LUSSO DELLA NATURA” was held at Chiesa Di San Domenico in ALBA,Italy,
a 14th century old church located in central Alba near northern Italy of TURIN.
General supervision by Bertone Design office in Milan.
This was held in succession to Kita’s exhibition “Timeless Future” on June of 2014 in Barolo Castle of Piemonte,Italy,
a pre-MilanoEXPO2015 event.
“Older the society becomes, the more human kindness is required”.
This was the design theme for this new and innovating nursing care product, SASUKE. To incorporate the need for everyday nursing care environment and to lessen the burden for all involved, Muscle Corporation’s intelligent motor “COOL MUSCLE” was used for this new design approach to transfer aid system in nursing care. Designed and developed with global requirements needed for nursing care in mind, with minimum compact size and maneuver area, SASUKE is capable of lifting the care receiver just like being embraced in both arms from below and then carried and transferred with ease and kindness. The maneuver by the care taker is very simple and instinctive by turning and tilting the grip to the direction the care worker wants to move, to which the SASUKE responds simultaneously. Adoption of battery pack and caster wheels for light-weight and ease of movement. SASUKE’s leg width is designed to be wide enough to get close to the wheelchair as possible, so the transfer aid from “Bed-to-Wheelchair-to-Bed” will become very easy.
Developed from the three viewpoints of the computerized era’s “home office,” the arrival of the “home theater” era, and the idea of a “rapidly aging society.”
Reclines almost entirely flat and can be used in place of a bed. The footrest utilizes a lever, the back an air pump, and the headrest a coiled spring.
Stretch your legs and lie down or sit.
The headrest can be moved freely, and the colored covers on each part can be switched as easily as changing clothing and washed at home, lending this piece a high degree of originality.
Various different graphic effects are created through the use of analog dials. The dials are black and white with the number 12 written on the white dial. This watch was purposefully constructed so that the times on the two dials can be understood in an instant and it designed as an organic form that does not seem out of place on the arm.
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.
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.
A table designed to seem as if it might come running up, whistling. “KICK” was made to go along with the “WINK” chair and is a full of memories for Kita, who came up with the idea at Italian company Cassina’s Development Department and then quickly constructed a prototype based on the rough freehand design he made there. When “KICK” was released, it was chosen for the MOMA collection. The tabletop can be raised and lowered, as well as rotated and freely moved according to use. Expression is born from the assembly of inorganic materials, shape, and function.
A wall lamp made from handmade washi paper. Handmade washi is light, strong, doesn’t change color, flexible, and pervious to light.
Includes washi shades made from various pieces of colored paper, using transparent techniques, and made from pieces of plain washi.
These pieces bring washi, a traditional material, into our modern lives.
Taking into account computers, a rapidly aging society, and the freedom of worldwide lifestyles, these chairs were designed to respond to the needs of the home office era.
The goal was to create a moving lounge or easy chair, and it includes such features as 360 degree rotation and arms that convert into headrests.
A lamp made of handmade washi paper. Handmade washi is light, strong, doesn’t change color, flexible, and pervious to light. Treating an old material like washi as a new one creates harmony in the space where East and West meet.
This work places great importance on the gentle, delicate texture of washi, especially the wrinkles and folds that inevitably appear with the passing of time.
Aluminum materials and a unique, simple design create a combination of usefulness and economy.
“REPRO” means “reproduction,” and these works were given this name because they are made out of recyclable materials (aluminum die cast/coating).
Because the goal of this piece from inception was for it to be recyclable, the seat and back are made of plastic, the legs of aluminum, and the frame of steel. Kita was asked to create a product that can be constructed within 24 hours using a automatic molding equipment.
Strength tests of the production model easy chair took two years, and the resulting folding chair created Magis’ image for the 90’s.
Exhibited in 1987 as an invitation piece at the 10th anniversary of the Pompidou Centre in Paris. This two-mat space is made from lacquered wood pillars and tatami mats, meaning it is constructed entirely of plants. Displayed as a memory of the culture of tatami and culture of the heart, it is a 1.8 cubic meter universe unto itself. Sitting inside it is somehow calming and allows the viewer to keenly experience a meditative space.
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.
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.
