Sales began today through Dio-X’s affiliated companies.

To commemorate the start of sales in Shanghai, Dio-X is offering a special promotion wherein one randomly chosen buyer, between now and the end of April, will be refunded the entire purchase amount.

More on Dio-WA

Dio-WA serves as a stage, whereon the user creates a space that calms, reduces stress and offers whimsy, with the incorporation of Japanese elements, such as tatami mat flooring and papered sliding doors.

The user can coordinate the space to the needs, creating privacy or a place to relax with friends.

It is also possible to insert Dio-WA into a completed room.

Installation can be completed within roughly two hours, without any need for work to fix it in place.

Installation dimensions are 230x230cm, with a height of 225cm, for a scant area of 5.3 square meters.

What Dio-WA Offers

• approximately 1400 liters (approx. 50 cubic feet) of storage space beneath nine (75x75 cm) tatami mats
• the room’s entrance is marked not by pillars but by four papered sliding doors
• wood wall panels offer superior sound insulation
• sliding paper panels offer superior light diffusion from windows

Dio-WA Pricing

The price in Shanghai is set at 21,000 yuan.

For reference, when converted to Japanese yen (at a rate of 0.69), that is approximately ¥300,000.

This price is good for a limited time only, to commemorate the product’s launch.

Promotional Campaign

One customer will be chosen at random from among all those making a purchase by the end of April, 2009. The chosen customer will receive a full refund of the purchase amount to celebrate the launch of Dio-WA. The campaign is limited to residents of Shanghai.

For more on the campaign (in Chinese), visit: http://www.dio-wa.com

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