Like every other woman in my housewares-purchasing demographic, I'm predisposed to love the brainchildren of James Dyson, inventor of the bagless vaccum cleaner, on account of his intensely charming accent, but his latest stands on it's on... two legs? four sides?According to New Scientist, Dyson and his colleagues have filed a patent application to completely overhaul your kitchen:
Brilliant!"The Dyson team say the trouble with today's kettles, toasters, juicers, food mixers and coffee grinders is that each type of gadget tends to have a different space-hogging design... That means users must leave a large "footprint" around each appliance so that their handles and controls can be reached easily.
Their answer, given in patent filing US 2009/0095729, is a simple one: make all free-standing gadgets like kettles, toasters, juicers and food mixers in the shape of tall cuboids that can easily be pushed together on a worktop, with no wasted space between them. As the controls could be recessed in their flat lids or on the front panels, no space-wasting side access is required. The patent also suggests connecting the appliances together - presumably using a common power supply."
Granted, this may have an especially unique appeal to me, given that my current kitchen is a supreme mess, housing three years of tenants' bake and cookware, spices, and gadgetry, so this vision is... a vision to my countertop-surge-protector-weary mind. All the same, I can't be the only one delighted at such an idea. US Patent Office, please expedite this patent approval so that cubist toasters and coffeemakers can jump-start consumer spending.
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