Dyson was born in Cromer, Norfolk England, one of three children of Alec Dyson. Dyson was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk, from 1956 to 1965, where he excelled in long distance running: "I was quite good at it, not because I was physically good, but because I had more determination. I learnt determination from it." He spent one year (1965–1966) at the Byam Shaw School of Art (now part of Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design), and then studied furniture and interior design at the Royal College of Art (1966–1970) before moving into engineering
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
How the business started
First inventions
Ballbarrow
The wheelbarrow hadn’t changed for 2,000 years, but James Dyson designed a smooth-edged plastic bin that unlike its metal predecessor didn’t rust or stick to fresh concrete. He also gave it stabilizer feet with size twelve work boots rather than the unpractical stilettos that a conventional wheelbarrow wore.And, of course, he replaced the wheel with a load-spreading red ball. Its large red pneumatic ball gave it stability and stopped it sinking into soft ground.
Never one for fancy names, James called it Ballbarrow.
Brief description of the products concepts
He got the idea while developing his Air Blade hand dryers, which force air though a tiny slit to 'brush' water from wet hands.
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