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Monday, August 25th, 2008
“I look for things that don’t work properly, things that could be done better, things that are cumbersome or disappointing in performance. Something fails, something is very difficult to use - that’s the starting point.”
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James Dyson in an interview with Fortune
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
“But I’d rather say that when you look at the object, you’ve got to be able to tell what it is and what it does, and be taught something, and be excited in some way.”
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James Dyson in an interview with Core77
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Monday, August 11th, 2008
“And most of the inventions have occurred by accident because we were trying to do something, and something else occurred.”
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James Dyson in an interview with Core77
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
“I tend to stop thinking about design or a particular problem when I leave there. I work quite long hours, and I don’t stop for lunch, so I work absolutely intensively. And then I walk away from a problem, try to clear my brain, and recharge my batteries. And I think that’s quite important, but it doesn’t always work.”
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James Dyson in an interview with Core77
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
“I looked at this issue of the motor, and thought, “why do I have to choose, as a consumer, between a canister cleaner and an upright cleaner?” As a designer, why couldn’t I combine the two into one?”
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James Dyson in an interview with Core77
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
“I was using the wheelbarrow at the house and I realized that it was pretty bad. The narrow wheel was stupid, and so on. I suddenly realized that what I should do then was follow my instincts. I use these products every day. I understand them. So therefore I’m in the position of the consumer, and don’t need to do all this research; I’m the researcher.”
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James Dyson in an interview with Core77
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
“It can take a very long time to develop interesting products and get them right. But our society has an instant- gratification thing. We admire instant brilliance, effortless brilliance. I think quite the reverse. You should admire the person who perseveres and slogs through and gets there in the end.”
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James Dyson in an interview with Fast Company
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