Toshiyuki Kita started his work as a designer in Japan and in Milan in 1969.
Kita has designed products for European and Japanese companies that have become best-sellers all over the world.
Many of its objects have been selected for the permanent collections in world famous museums such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and many others.

He has worked as a consultant for the Governments of Singapore, Thailand and China, helping them to enhance their resources in the design and creativity sector.
He has held important positions in the design industry both in Japan and around the world, holding also the position of President of the Good Design Award in Japan.
He has won various international awards, including the Compasso d’Oro for Lifetime Achievement by ADI, Milan in 2011, the Spanish Delta de Oro Award.
In 2016 he was invited to be part of the ADI International Jury for the Compasso D’oro Award.
In 2017 he was awarded the honorary title of Commander of the Italian Republic.
In 2018 he received the Intellectual Property Achievement from the Japanese Patent Office (JPO).

For Saporiti Italia he designed the Song musical armchair and the Hawaii series of sofas and armchairs.
He was part of the International Jury of the Saporiti Design Awards, organized by Saporiti Italia in Singapore in 2008, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Arts of Singapore.