Dyson’s new limited edition machines

Dyson draws on heroes of invention

In honour of ingenuity, Dyson has created two limited edition Dyson Ball™ vacuum cleaners: DC24 Drawing and DC25 Drawing. The machines are designed to replicate the look of Dyson prototypes while the box includes a number of engineering challenges influenced by some of Dyson’s engineering heroes.

The machines are annotated with engineering notes – providing an understanding of the methodical design process used by Dyson engineers. This iterative, step by step, approach to design was informed by the work of great inventors such as Richard Buckminster Fuller, Thomas Edison and Charles Goodyear.

These inventors provide the inspiration behind a set of engineering challenges, designed by the James Dyson Foundation, aimed at encouraging people to experiment with design and engineering. Test your creativity by building a spaghetti bridge inspired by Brunel, or creating a geodesic dome from cocktail sticks.

James Dyson says: “Once we develop an idea, it goes into prototyping. Testing technology is the only way to make sure it works better. The annotations on the machines track the progression of improvement.”