Only mine own humble opinion...
Let's just say Futuristicly styled in a more refined manner for the discerning appreciative of honest unadorned Form follows Function.
Free of 1950s Robbie the Robot/1968 Barbarella cooling fins, grills, bumpy lumpy body casings with all sorts of exposed catches and latches, convoluted airflow channels and ducts passing through multiple small filter stages to simply get the dirt in the jug. Don't get me wrong - I like Dyson for what it is and the revolution in thinking James began with the Fantoms but when it comes to refining those concepts into a pleasing package I think LG for Kenmore got it right for the times, while Dyson has continued down the lucrative path of injection molded plastic decorative excess that has less to do with vacuuming efficiency than with brand recognition.
So, I'm maybe overstimulated by the sheer beauty of the Premalite's sculptured carcass and that I got two of them practically new for a good price but the proof is in the hasslefree cleaning job it does - taking a back seat to no similar bagless upright. My hat is off to the engineers and designers responsible for the Kenmore Premalite.
Another thing the Sears salesman told me - pale green is the new blue. You can see it throughout any Department Store in the small appliances, towels, bedding and clothing sections. Pity the poor homeowner that now feels compelled to redecorate their entire colour scheme to keep up with the Jones' Green Revolution. I have heard that 'International Colour Designers' get together annually to decide The Color Shade of the Moment that influences manufacturers worldwide. Color is the least expensive way to put a new desirable face on old and new product.
Among others, Hoover, Electrolux & GE product marketing Folks were not so dumb as they cycled through the primary colour wheel in the 50s and 60s, troweled on garish flower & scroll deco in the 70s finally toning it down to bland beiges and browns in the 80s and 90s. The more adventurous went back to dark primary colours like red, blue, green, orange, yellow and black in the 2000s. Now we're off to the less alarming soothing Land of Pastels again.
Just gaze at the soothing elegance of this year's same old Kenmore Whispertone canisters on the shelf behind the Dysons.
Dave, musing aimlessly on the big global picture...
