Kazuya Ito

Kazuya Ito is a seasoned professional in graphic and apparel design, currently serving as a Senior Apparel Graphic Designer at Aritzia since July 2023. Prior roles include Apparel Graphic Designer at CYC Design Corporation - Reigning Champ from May 2022 to July 2023, and various positions at HAVEN Apparel Inc., where responsibilities spanned graphic and apparel design, production, and media relations in both Vancouver and Toronto from December 2015 to April 2022. Kazuya has also gained experience as a Product & Graphic Designer at 7STARS DESIGN INC from December 2011 to June 2014, working with notable clients such as Red Bull Japan and Sony Music. Initial design experience includes roles as a Graphic Designer for Wax Poetics Japan, and a Graphic & Web Designer for Rhino Inc., along with sales engineering at NSK. Kazuya holds an Associate Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Maizuru National College of Technology (2003 - 2008) and has studied at the English School of Canada.