The Metropolitan Museum of Art - "DC02 De Stijl" Vacuum Cleaner

"DC02 De Stijl" Vacuum Cleaner

Manufacturer:: Dyson Ltd.
Date:: 1996
Medium:: ABS and polycarbonate
Dimensions:: body: 19 x 11 in.; hose: 83 x 2 in.; connector: 24 1/4 x 2 in.; lg brush: 11 x 8 1/2 in.; sm brush: 3 3/4 x 2 in.; crevise: 6 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.; med brush: 4 3/4 x 3. in.
Classification:: Machines & Appliances
Credit Line:: Gift of James Dyson, Dyson Ltd., UK, 2001
Accession Number:: 2001.360a-h

This artwork is not on display

Description

In 1978, James Dyson came up with the idea of a bagless vacuum cleaner that would be environmentally friendly and at the same time have significantly increased suction power, once relieved of the accumulated dust that clogs the paper bags of conventional vacuums. The "DC02 De Stijl" version was produced in a limited edition. It pays homage to the Dutch design movement's radical use of color to highlight function and form, turning a household appliance into an art object.
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Who
Dyson Ltd. (1)

Sir James Dyson (1)
What
Plastic (2,268)

Appliances (16)

ABS plastic (7)

Polycarbonate (5)

Vacuum cleaners (1)
Where
Europe (154,946)

United Kingdom (26,468)
When
A.D. 1900-present (87,387)
In the Museum
Modern and Contemporary Art (12,907)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Great Britain and Ireland, 1900 A.D.–present