Embracing opposites

LIXIL is a global leader in housing equipment and building materials, headquartered in Tokyo. They will be participating in the Milano Salone this year, showcasing unique technologies that aim to enriched living spaces while striking a between opulence and sustainability.

As a commitment to further pursue this mission, using ‘foam’ created by its new water control technology, LIXIL will present the future of the living space through an installation at Salone del Mobile. The installation proposes a lifestyle that is created by blurring the distinction between the dry areas and the wet areas where water is allowed, awakening the unknown desire. This idea is deeply rooted in the Asian way of thinking: “making the opposites coexist.”

According to Tadashi Arishiro, company president of LIXIL Corporation Kitchen & Plumbing Fixtures, “In Asia we believe that everything has opposite sides such as the interior and the exterior, the individual and the group, closed and open, and people and nature. There has been a long history of people living in an environment surrounded by opposing elements.”

Through participating in the Salone del Mobile to conceptually communicate ideas and technology, LIXIL aims to present its capability as a company which offers solutions to the future in lifestyles and the living environment.

If this envisioned future involves long leisurely foam baths in the library, you can count us in…

More information: www.lixil-milano.com