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25 March 2024
INAX BRAND CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY
The INAX brand celebrates its 100th anniversary this year in 2024.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary, we have launched a special website.
05 October 2023
5 INAX Brand Products Receive Good Design Awards in 2023
INAX has received awards for five products at the 2023 Good Design Awards hosted by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion. *Award-winning products are for the Japanese market.
30 May 2023
INAX won 3 "Red Dot (Product Design) and 2 iF Design Awards in 2023
LIXIL Corporation, maker of pioneering water and housing products, collected 7 Red Dot and 13 iF Design awards in April. Out of 20, INAX won 3 Red Dot (product Design) and 2 iF Design awards.
31 October 2022
S LINE Accessories Receive Award at the 2022 Good Design Awards
INAX has received awards for six products at the 2022 Good Design Awards hosted by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion. Among the six winning products were the S LINE Accessories for the global market, as well as the shower toilets and automatic faucets for the Japanese market.
01 April 2022
INAX including S200 LINE Collection won 3 “Red Dot Awards (Product Design) in 2022
Meet our award-winning products,S200 LINE Collection, Exposed Shower System, Basins
27 October 2021
Good Design Award recognizes the outstanding design of the INAX S200 LINE Collection
INAX wins seven prizes at the prestigious Good Design Award, Japan’s most historic design awards program run by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JIDP). The winners include five products from the Japanese market and two from the global S200LINE collection and S200 LINE toilet.
27 July 2021
Our awarded projects "INAX Brand Design" and "INAX Signature Elements and Reference Design" are displayed at the Good Design Marunouchi Exhibition In Chiyoda-ku Tokyo!
Under the theme "Good Design with Sense of Empathy, about 40 projects are exhibited including "INAX Brand Design" and "INAX Signature Elements and Reference Design".
04 June 2021
Aesthetics of Light and Shadow, Smart Clean Technology: INAX Debuts at Kitchen & Bath China 2021
(May 26, Shanghai, China) From May 26 to 29, 2021, the 26th Kitchen & Bath China (hereinafter referred to as “KBC”) was held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. As one of the four power brands of LIXIL Group, a global leader in the home decoration industry, INAX Japan (Booth No.: E2B03) showcased a comprehensive display of the latest technology, innovative products, diversified design concepts, and services at KBC 2021. Adhering to the brand concept of “water purifies, heals and serves to recharge both body and mind”, it conveyed the value and beauty of the Japanese brand themed at “Light and Shadow, Caring for You Day and Night”.
26 May 2021
LIXIL showcases its four power brands at the 26th Kitchen & Bath China 2021, Shanghai
~ This year also marks momentous occasion of LIXIL’s 10th anniversary ~
28 April 2021
INAX won 2 “Red Dot Awards (Product Design) and 6 iF Design Awards in 2021
LIXIL, maker of pioneering water and housing products, collected 14 Red Dot and 13 iF Design awards in April. Out of 27, INAX won 2 Red Dot (product Design) and 6 iF Design awards.
24 December 2020
INAX Launches The S200 LINE - Maximizing Comfort And Functionality Within Compact Urban Bathroom Spaces
In a city where urban living spaces come at a premium, the Japanese are masters in achieving maximum comfort in the minimum of spaces. Maxi-Compact, S200 LINE’s design concept born through this approach, offers the perfect bathroom for the urban lifestyle, maximizing both comfort and functionality within compact spaces. Applying INAX’s human-centric innovation and insightful design, Maxi-Compact achieves the ultimate balance of usability, beauty, and spaciousness in modest-size bathrooms.
01 December 2020
INAX participated in the Dezeen's Virtual Design Festival.
INAX participated in the Dezeen's* Virtual Design Festival, the world's first online design festival in 2020.
19 May 2020
Launched INAX's bathroom design concept "Light and Shadow."
For a long time, the people of Japan have found subtle beauty in the design of natural light and shadows. Even today, in an increasingly illuminated world, architects integrate them into their designs, imparting a sense of serenity and rejuvenation.
31 March 2020
INAX Brands are Pushing Design Thinking in the Home
Meet our 15 iF Design Award winning design concepts and products - with INAX leading the way
23 March 2020
Innovative Japanese Restroom Space “REST and” Opens in Kashima Soccer Stadium, in Preparation for 2020
LIXIL Co., Ltd. (“LIXIL”), together with Kashima Antlers FC Co., Ltd. (“Kashima Antlers”), launched an innovative Japanese restroom concept space at the Kashima Soccer Stadium, named “REST and,” on Friday, August 23, 2019, renewing the ladies’ facility in preparation for 2020.
20 November 2019
9 INAX Brand Products Receive Good Design Awards in 2019
LIXIL Group Corporation’s 9 INAX brand products received 2019’s Good Design Awards, presented by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion. The awards recognized 9 products that offered both the functionalities that respond to people’s needs and excellent design. Amongst them was the ultra-thin, elegantly articulated CERAFINE wash basin series that express the Japanese sensibility through the beautiful use of space, made possible by developing a revolutionary clay.
10 November 2019
INAX MUSEUMS' Kiln Plaza reopened
INAX MUSEUMS’ Kiln Plaza reopened with new exhibits after three-year conservation work, passing on 100 years’ history of Tokoname’s modern ceramics industry to future generations.
01 November 2019
Bathroom space that embodies the “Rituals of Water” established in a temple, the origin of Japanese bathing culture
This autumn, we are pleased to present a space that embodies the world of the Rituals of Water, set up in the historic Higiri Jizoson Kannon-in Temple in Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture.
01 August 2019
INAX Exhibition in Milan Design Week 2019 has set great start for global expansion
INAX “The Rituals of Water” Exhibition in Milan has inspired the well-known media infinite imagination of Japanese-style bathroom space and life and gained great coverage. This set great start for INAX global expansion and launch of S600 LINE and S400 LINE.
28 May 2019
INAX unveiled "The Rituals of Water" at Kitchen & Bath China 2019
The new collections, S400 LINE and S600 LINE, that convey "The Rituals of Water" have inspired the public's infinite imagination of Japanese-style bathroom space and life.
24 May 2019
INAX unveils new collections at Kitchen & Bath China 2019
S400LINE and S600LINE, the new collections reflect INAX's design values and signature elements, which convey Japanese aesthetics in a contemporary style.