For Immediate Release
April 9, 2018
LIXIL Group Corporation

LIXIL wins big with 21 Red Dot Design Awards for ground-breaking
innovations
Honors include one of the highest achievements; the ‘Best of the Best’ for LIXIL’s Ecocarat productTokyo, Japan – The Red Dot Design Awards has awarded LIXIL, maker of pioneering water and housing
products, with 21 honors this year. The awards, which celebrate exceptional design performance,
recognized six of the company’s product brands: INAX, GROHE, American Standard, LIXIL, DXV, andSATO. The winning entries feature designs for all lifestyles, intuitive functionality, and innovativetechnology that make better homes a reality for people everywhere.
Top honors this year went to INAX’s Ecocarat wall tiles, which help keep indoor humidity levels
comfortable and reduce household odors, such as from toilets, cigarettes and pets. The product wasawarded Red Dot’s ‘Best of the Best’ certification – the highest distinction - in the Materials andSurfaces category, recognizing true innovation.
The Red Dot Design Awards join LIXIL’s growing list of design commendations this year, having alreadywon nine awards at the iF Awards in March. Many products are multiple award winners; for instance theGROHE Sense and GROHE Sense Guard smart water security products have now won a total of 14
awards for their problem solving approach, helping to prevent water leaks at home.
Other winning products include the American Standard NextGen Selectronic Faucet, which has inbuilt
scald protection technology to protect users from burns; the LIXIL Fullfall shower, which brings theluxury of Japanese bathing to everyday showering; and the DXV Modulus Widespread Faucet with atwo-tone finish designed to give a personalized effect.
SATO, a brand of innovative and affordable toilet products that are helping to save lives, also received
an Honorable Mention for its new V-Trap toilet system. Launched last year in India, the V-trap toilet
system significantly reduces the amount of water required to flush and prevents clogging for twin-pit
latrines.
LIXIL President and CEO Kinya Seto commented: “At LIXIL, we use the strength of our global in-house
design teams to make intuitive and beautiful products that matter to people and improve our homes.
We are proud that our unique brands were recognized today for their meaningful designs, and willcontinue to strive to make better homes a reality for everyone, everywhere.”
Established in 1955, the Red Dot Design Awards are internationally-recognized as one of the mostsought-after quality marks for good design. The awards track the most prominent trends worldwide andhonor winners across products, communication projects, packaging, design concepts and prototypes.

Awarded products:

BrandINAXGROHE

AmericanStandardLIXILDXVSATO

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Product
Ecocarat
Wide Square Bowl
GROHE REDAtrio
Blue Home Pull-Out
Euphoria 260
Sense
Sense Guard
Small Flushplates
Spa Colors Collection
SmartControl Concealed Shower System
Studio S Widespread Faucet
Studio S Monoblock Faucet
NextGen Selectronic Faucet
Beale MeasureFill Faucet
Genie Hand Shower
Fullfall Shower
Balcony Handrail: Modern Panel
Modulus Vanity and Lavatory Sink
Modulus Widespread Faucet
V-Trap Toilet System

For more information on products recognized by the Red Dot Design Awards, please see appendix.

-Ends-About LIXIL
LIXIL makes pioneering water and housing products that solve everyday, real-life challenges, making better homes areality for everyone, everywhere. Drawing on our Japanese heritage, we create world-leading technology and innovate tomake high quality products that transform homes. But the LIXIL difference is how we do this; through meaningful design,an entrepreneurial spirit, a dedication to improving accessibility for all, and responsible business growth. Our approachcomes to life through industry leading brands, including INAX, GROHE, American Standard, and TOSTEM. Over 70,000
colleagues operating in more than 150 countries are proud to make products that touch the lives of more than a billion
people every day.
LIXIL Group Corporation (TSE Code: 5938) is the listed holding company for LIXIL’s portfolio of businesses.

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