{"title":"Toshiyuki Kita","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorking between Japan and Italy, Toshiyuki Kita has developed a distinctive design language grounded in versatility, sensory comfort, and cultural continuity. His furniture and objects pair expressive form with intelligent functionality, bringing artisanal knowledge and advanced technology together with exceptional clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wink-armchair-toshiyuki-kita-cassina","title":"Wink Armchair","description":"\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Toshiyuki Kita for Cassina in 1980, the Wink Armchair stands as one of postmodernism's most expressive and genuinely functional gestures. Its backrest reclines fully into a chaise longue position, while the pivoting headrest \"ears\" shift to cradle or frame the sitter, giving the chair a quietly animated quality that few pieces of its era have matched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKita occupies a rare position in twentieth-century design: one of the few practitioners to move fluidly between Japanese craft sensibility and the material culture of Italian manufacturing. Wink reflects that dialogue. The form reads as a character, a presence in a room, yet the engineering beneath it is meticulous. Removable, zip-off upholstery covers allow the piece to change its identity over time, acknowledging that a chair of this weight should be a companion, not a fixture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjustable backrest converts to a full chaise longue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePivoting headrest \"ears\" for individualized support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemovable and replaceable zip-off upholstery covers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned by Toshiyuki Kita for Cassina, 1980\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Cassina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47324150956264,"sku":"CS-1110113O6142","price":8838.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/7988\/9594\/files\/Luminaire-Wink-Armchair-Toshiyuki-Kita-Cassina-1-02.jpg?v=1783101565"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/7988\/9594\/collections\/img-hero-collection-toshiyuki-kita.jpg?v=1785524090","url":"https:\/\/luminaire.com\/collections\/toshiyuki-kita.oembed","provider":"Luminaire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}