Jonathan Ive was born on the 27 February 1967 in Chingford, London. He’s a successful English designer and became the Senior Vice President of Industrial Design at Apple Inc in 1997, after the return of Steve Jobs. Since 1996, Ive has been responsible for leading a design team widely regarded as one of the world’s best designer. He’s the main designer of many Apple products, including the MacBook Pro, iMac, MacBook Air, iPod, iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini. He provides leadership and direction for Human Interface software teams across the company. Ive has been interested in drawing and making stuff since he was about 14. However, after meeting with various design experts he was drawn to product design. His first design assignment was the iMac. Ive has his own laboratory with his appointed design team. However, the majority of Apple employees are not allowed in the laboratory. He was recently knighted by Princess Anne in Buckingham Palace in May 2012. ‘The Apple designer Sir Johnathan Ive has spoken of the "thrilling” moment when he was knighted by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace’ in ‘The Guardian’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/may/23/apple-designer-jonathan-ive-knighthood
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