March 24, 2021
Award News

Six TOTO Products Receive Red Dot Design Awards 2021

TOUCHLESS FAUCET TLE24 series wins "Best of the Best"Award
TOTO LTD. (Headquarters: Kita-Kyushu-shi,Fukuoka Prefecture; President: Noriaki Kiyota) has
received design awards for six of its products as part of the Red Dot Design Award 2021※1,a prestigious international design award scheme. Among the winning products, theTOUCHLESS FAUCET TLE24 series for Overseas was selected for the "Best of the Best" award, thehighest award generally given to less than 2% of entries in a given year.
The Red Dot Design Award is a prestigious international award that has continued since1955. Organized by the Design Center North Rhine-Westphalia in Essen, Germany, the awards aregranted to products after a rigorous review process conducted by design professionals, taking into
account various criteria including innovativeness, functionality and quality. Among the three categories
of Product Design, Brands & Communication and Design Concept, TOTO received awards for six
products in the Product Design category.
This marks the ninth consecutive year that TOTO has received a Red Dot Design Award. It is also
the second time TOTO has been awarded "Best of the Best," after receiving the honor for the first time in2017. TOTO will continue to pursue the fusion of design and technology to deliver a better life tocustomers.
Award-winning Products※1: Red Dot Design Award
Official website:https://www.red-dot.org/
Selection Body: Design Center North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)※2 "WASHLET"and“WASHLET logo”are trademark or registered trademark of TOTO LTD.

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1Features of the Award-Winning Products
Common Features of the TOUCHLESS FAUCETTOUCHLESS FAUCET are a hygienic product that can be used with peace of mind by allowing
people to wash their hands without coming into contact with surfaces in restroom spaces, thanks totheir touchless features. TOTO has improved the design quality of the faucet itself by installingcompact sensor by the spout to realize high-performance and comfortable usability. A feature of TOTO
faucets is their ability help save water resources, such as by preventing faucets from being left to run.

Common Design Concept (except GM series)
Based on geometric shapes such as circles, ellipses and squares, we pursue forms that are
simple yet luxurious with subtle angles and curved surfaces.
■TOUCHLESS FAUCET TLE24 series
The design is based around smooth curved surfaces with particular attention given to the smoothoval shape of the faucet opening.
SOFT FLOW［Sales areas: US, China, Thailand, Vietnam, India, etc.]

The unit incorporates awater flow thatregulates a clear,narrow and evendischarge (SOFTFLOW). The washingsensation feels gentle,
as if it is in contact withthe hands.

* Product range varies by region where TOTO products are sold.
* The product is planned for a staggered release starting June 2021.

■TOUCHLESS FAUCET TLE23 series
The design seeks to combine straight edges
with soft arcs. We also focused on the tip of thewater outlet, achieving a thickness of just 11 mm.
[Sales areas: US, China and elsewhere]* Product range varies by region where TOTO products are sold.
* The product is planned for a staggered release starting June 2021.

■ TOUCHLESS FAUCET TLE25 series(Square)This type seeks to give an elegant■ TOUCHLESS FAUCET TLE26 series
seriesWith a design that matches any washbasin, it

appearance by applying a delicate curvededge to a square spout.

incorporates an extremely simple structure with

[Sales areas: Japan, US, China, Thailand, Vietnam, India, and elsewhere][Sales areas: Japan, US, China, Thailand, Vietnam, India, and elsewhere]* Product range varies by region where TOTO products are sold.

* Product range varies by region where TOTO products are sold.

* Scheduled for staggered release starting April 2021.

* Scheduled for staggered release starting April 2021.

the use of curved tube materials.

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■TOUCHLESS FAUCET GM Series
The concept of this series is to take on the aesthetic sense of traditional Japanese culture andtransform it into a form with modern, refined beauty and powerful originality. In a homage to thetorii gate, one of Japan's traditional architectural features, a flexible bow-shaped spout has been
designed.

[Sales areas: US, China, Thailand, Vietnam, India, etc.]* The product is planned for a staggered release starting June 2021.
* Product range varies by region where TOTO products are sold.

Features of WASHLETWASHLET was born in Japan in 1980 and is teaching the world a living culture of "washing, notwiping." 40 years since its launch, a total of 55 million had been sold as of February 2021. With thelikes of “EWATER+” and TORNADO FLUSH, TOTO toilets appears clean a new everytime.

■ WASHLET G5: SMART TOILETWASHLET G5 is equipped with a host of features and matches all kinds of bathroom spaces
with simple shape in which straight and curved lines coexist. TOTO has paid particular attention tothe lid, meticulously designed with digital modeling to draw attention to linear highlights, combining
gentle curves with sharpness. Along with advanced cleaning features, the shape eliminates
unnecessary irregularities and gaps making it easy to clean.

[Sales areas: China, etc.]*Scheduled for staggered release starting January 2021.

TOTO's History of Red Dot Design Awards
2013

WASHLET D Shape2014

Over Head ShowerHand Showers
CI Contemporary Faucets
CII Classic Faucets

32015

NEOREST RH SMART TOILETNEOREST Vessel-Type Washbasin
CI Series Bathroom Furniture

2016

NEOREST DH SMART TOILET2017

GO Series Single Lever Lavatory Faucet: Awarded "Best of the Best"GR Series Single Lever Lavatory Faucet

2018

NEOREST NX SMART TOILET GS Series Single Lever Lavatory Faucet
GA Series Single Lever Lavatory Faucet

2019

GM Series Single Lever Lavatory Faucet
ZA Series Single Lever Lavatory Faucet
GE Series Single Lever Lavatory Faucet
GC Series Single Lever Lavatory Faucet

2020

NEOREST DH SMART TOILETInstant WASHLETTA Vessel Type Washbasin
GB Series Single Lever Lavatory Faucet
GF Series Single Lever Lavatory Faucet
Conventional Bathtub / Flotation Tub2021

TOUCHLESS FAUCET TLE24 series: Awarded "Best of the Best"TOUCHLESS FAUCET TLE23 series
TOUCHLESS FAUCET TLE25 series
TOUCHLESS FAUCET TLE26 series
TOUCHLESS FAUCET GM Series
WASHLET G5: SMART TOILET4