REFERENCE*This News Release is announced on November 21, 2011.

For immediate release
November 21, 2011
LIXIL Corporation

The themed “SMART MOBILITY CITY 2011” sponsor project at the Tokyo Motor Show
The first exhibit by a manufacturer of building materials and housing equipment

Providing ideas for “midteriors” for mobility‐driven lifestyles using the concept of“House as Home for People and Car”.
LIXIL Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda‐ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshiaki Fujimori), Japan’s leading
comprehensive manufacturer of building materials and housing equipment, will be the firstcompany in its field to hold an exhibit at the Tokyo Motor Show From November 30 (Wed.) toDecember 11 (Sun.), 2011,*1. The exhibit will be a part of the themed “SMART MOBILITY CITY2011” sponsor project (Halls 3 & 4 West) at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show 2011 (Sponsor: Japan
Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc.).
*1 The event will be open to the public from December 3 (Sat.) to December 11 (Sun.), 2011

The concept of the LIXIL’s exhibition booth will be “House as
Home for People and Cars: Midteriors for Mobility‐driven
Lifestyles”.
Introduce the concept of “human‐friendly mobility” into themidterior that links the comfort of interior with the opennessof exterior. Furthermore, LIXIL, as a company who provide asustainable lifestyle which creates a harmony with the Earth, proposes new lifestyles people
harmonize with nature.
Midteriors are composed of a range of building materials and housing equipment that integrate
eco‐friendly natural energy with its cutting edge technology, such as external adjustable louvers totake in light and air, kitchens specifically developed for midteriors, solar panels, and hybrid tiles.
Midteriors are not only eco‐friendly, but also offers human‐friendly mobility, and shows an exampleof how LIXIL can assimilate these concepts into a “residential plus automotive system”, the exhibit
will feature a furniture‐like electric vehicle (EV) as well as a wooden bicycle.

Image of the LIXIL booth(CONCEPT)“House as Home for People and Cars:
Midteriors for Mobility‐driven Lifestyles”

1Further information
1. Midteriors leveraging its technologies and construction technique, brings you ever more
comfortable living
LIXIL’s concept of the “midterior” is a tertiary
and interim space somewhere in between theinside and outside of a house. It is a spacewith a roof so that you can keep off the rain orsnow, but no fixed walls, so you can take in apleasant natural breeze. Comfortable andrelaxing midteriors strengthen the links
between people, their home, and nature, also
bring cars closer to people and their home.

Image of the LIXIL booth introspection

Midteriors’ cutting‐edge technologies
1) External adjustable louvers (prototypes):
These external adjustable louvers work when you want toblock out strong sunlight but still let in the nice breeze, or
when you want to let bright light in but still maintain some
privacy. By adjusting its angles or fully opening them, youcan have the comfortable amount of light and air that you
want in, which ensures that midteriors remain relaxing andcomfortable, regardless of the season.

Image of external adjustable louvers

2) Midterior kitchens (prototypes)
Installing a kitchen in a midterior not only supplies water but
makes the midterior a more livable part of the house.
Nevertheless, unlike interiors, midteriors have to be
designed with durability to protect it against rain, wind, andother elements of nature. Using EDS materials*2 on its
surface greatly extends the appearance of the natural
textures of bamboo and wood.

Image of midterior kitchens*2 EDS materials: Materials treated with the EDS process, which mitigates natural flaws in wood and bamboo materials.
Wooden materials that were previously not usable can now also be applied.

2: Human‐friendly mobility achieved with the cutting‐edge technologies
Aligned with the human‐ and eco‐friendly theme, LIXIL will be exhibiting prototype‐staged products
such as a compact furniture‐like EV, and a wooden bicycle as bicycles will continue to be a means ofmobility that is crucial to safe and sustainable urban development.

21) A furniture‐like EV (reference exhibit):
This is a small single‐occupancy EV which is a collaborative
project between LIXIL, and up‐and‐coming furniture creator
KOMA. As the vehicle blends into a space like a piece offurniture, it takes on the character of a tool that gets more
integrated into one’s lifestyle. It is an eco‐friendly vehicle
with a concept of “smart mobility” designed from theperspective to make homes more comfortable.
Image of a furniture‐like EV2) A wooden bicycle designed by one of the most skilledcraftsmen in the world (reference exhibit):
Sueshiro Sano is a ninth‐generation shipwright. By applying
his expertise, Sano has made this wooden bicycle out oflayered mahogany. It possesses the beauty of a finely craftedmusical instrument, and with its flexible hollow frame, theforce used to press on the pedals is translated into
propulsive force, giving it a better performance than eventhe latest carbon frame bicycles (speeds of 50 km/h).

Image of a wooden bicycle

3: Other
Attendants’ Costume:
The attendants hosting guests at the LIXIL booth will bewearing kimono designed by costume artist Kodue Hibino.
Orange, the corporate color of LIXIL will be adapted to thekimono design, as motifs inspired by EV and other items on
display at the booth. The obi belts, which were inspired byfields of grass, open plains, and other expansive images,
were produced by Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd., asubsidiary of the LIXIL Group.

Attendant and kimono highlightinguphb h

Custom‐made obi belts by Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.

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