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Media Spotlight: Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products, by Leander Kahney
Leander Kahney has taken on the daunting task of writing the biography of one of the most famously publicity-shy people around today – Sir Jonathan Ive.
Ive is the creative mastermind behind many of Apple’s most successful products and, in tandem with Steve Jobs, the man who lifted Apple out of the dark days of the mid-1990s to reinvent it one of the world’s most successful technology companies.
Kahney draws upon many sources to gain insights into Ive’s life, mostly based around his teachers and lecturers, business partners and work colleagues at Apple, as well as at his earlier enterprises – most notably, the Tangerine design agency.
The book provides a broad view of Ive’s professional life but at the expense of more personal details. As such, it feels more like an extended CV than a biography. For example, Ive’s emotional reaction to the death of Jobs, arguably one of his closest friends and colleagues, is not explored beyond a brief
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Jony Ive
Jonathan Paul “Jony” Ive is a legendary designer who was responsible for the design of many of Apple’s most iconic products, including the iMac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad. Jony Ive has played a critical role in the company’s product design strategy, helping to establish its reputation for sleek and innovative design.
Jony Ive was born on 27 February 1967 in Chingford, a town in east London in England. His father, Michael John Ive, was a silversmith, and his mother, Pamela Mary Ive, was a psychotherapist. Jony Ive attended Chingford Foundation School just outside London, later to be the alma mater of David Beckham. While in school, Ive was diagnosed with dyslexia, but it never seriously affected his education.
Ive was curious about the inner workings of things throughout his childhood and was fascinated by how objects were put together. He would carefully dismantle radios and cassette recorders, exploring how they were assembled and how the pieces fit. Although when he tried to put the equipment back together again, he didn’t always succeed.
In a 2003 interv
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Jony Ive
English designer (born 1967)
Sir Jonathan Paul Ive (born 27 February 1967) is a British and American designer.[1] Ive is best known for his work at Apple Inc., where he served as senior vice president of industrial design and chief design officer.[2][3] He has been serving as chancellor of the Royal College of Art in London since 2017.
Ive joined Apple in September 1992, and was promoted to senior vice president of industrial design in the late 1990s after the return of co-founder Steve Jobs to the company, and Chief Design Officer in 2015. He held that role until his departure from the company in July 2019. Working closely with Jobs during their tenure together at Apple, Ive played a vital role in the designs of the iMac, Power Mac G4 Cube, iPod, iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and the user interface of Apple's mobile operating system iOS, among other products. He was responsible for the design of major architectural projects including Apple Park and Apple Stores.
Born in London, Ive lived there until his family moved to Stafford when he wa
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