Jony Ive
27 February 1967 – present
Sir Jonathan Ive is a British industrial designer who led design at Apple for more than two decades. Trained at Newcastle Polytechnic, he joined Apple in 1992 and was responsible for the appearance of products including the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad. He left the company in 2019 to found the design firm LoveFrom.
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Life events
He was born in north-east London, the son of a silversmith and design teacher.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe studied industrial design at what is now Northumbria University.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe worked at the London consultancy, whose clients included Apple.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe moved to the United States to work in Apple's industrial design group.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe translucent all-in-one computer he designed was released and helped revive the company.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe portable music player he designed was announced in Cupertino.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSteve Jobs unveiled the phone whose hardware design Ive's team had led.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was knighted for services to design and enterprise.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe took a broader role covering hardware, software and the company's retail and campus design.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe set up an independent design company whose first clients included Apple and Airbnb.
Source: en.wikipedia.org