The back and footrest are movable; the different positions can be adjusted respectively through the use of a small lever operating a gas spring and one side handle. By a single, simple movement the back returns to the upright position.
Toshiyuki Kita is known and admired far beyond his native shores, dividing his time between studios in Osaka and in Milan. An author, architect and designer, he is a leading figure in international design circles.
Kita has evolved his own unique style with a distinctively organic feel to it. Not surprisingly, then, he prefers to work in natural materials. He is constantly reinterpreting the lesson of Japanese art and crafts - that of giving a soul to objects and their design.