Like father like son. If you thought James Dyson’s vacuums were expensive, his son wants you to pony up almost $US860 for an LED desk lamp that promises over 37 years of illumination thanks to space-age heatsink technology. More »
The winner of the Australian Electrolux Design Lab 2011 is a cool (and hot) ribbon concept. Meanwhile, on the other side of the vacuum cleaner fence, an Australian designers concept for a condensation crop watering system is in the running for the James Dyson 2011 Award. More »
In essence, the Dyson Hot AM04 is like the now familiar Air Multiplier (especially the AM02 fan) — only with heating elements built in. But behind the scenes, it was three years in the making, and also has cooling capabilities of its own. More »
Sir James Dyson, inventor of perhaps the most recognisable consumer vacuum on the market today, is completely comfortable with failure. He’s good at it—failure I mean—but most great inventors are. More »
Every dog I’ve ever known has been either scared or “overly excited” by the resident vacuum cleaner. That’s why Dyson’s decision to introduce a dog brush vacuum attachment seemed so strange. But after using the Dyson Groom for a couple of weeks on my Golden Retriever, Simba, I have to say that it works brilliantly – within reason. More »
The imitation/knockoff market never ceases to amaze me. This bladeless fan from Abiko is a knockoff version of the Dyson Air Multiplier. But unlike typical cheap imitations, Abiko’s version, at $US223, is almost as expensive as the real thing. More »