Jake Dyson on Spaceship Inspiration, Falling Asleep in His Minibus and Having Sir James Dyson as His Dad

"We’re not hiding how things work, we’re expressing it" — I sat down with Jake Dyson to talk radical product design, and why your favorite vacuum and hair dryer look like nothing else on the planet

Whether it’s a vacuum cleaner, a hand dryer, an air purifier, or a fan, Dyson products rarely look like anything else on the market — and that’s particularly apparent at the company’s campus in Malmesbury, southwest England, where images of recent launches decorate the walls like modern art. The sprawling complex, in a particularly beautiful patch of Wiltshire countryside, is home to Dyson’s global Research, Design and Development (RDD) center, …

Jake Dyson on spaceship inspiration, falling asleep in his minibus and having Sir James Dyson as his dad

With Dyson founder, James Dyson, as his father, there’s no disputing that design is in Jake Dyson’s DNA. After studying Product Design at London’s Central Saint Martins, Jake founded and ran Jake Dyson Light, his own cutting-edge lighting business based in Clerkenwell, London, which was later acquired by Dyson. Now working with his father as Dyson’s Chief Engineer, Jake’s days are busy and varied, as we find out in this interview… Growing up wit…