Jonathan Ive
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Sir Jonathan Ive KBE |
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Jonathan Ive, April 2009
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Jonathan Paul Ive 27 February 1967 Chingford, London, England, UK |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | British and American |
| Alma mater |
Royal College of Art Newcastle Polytechnic |
| Occupation | Chief Design Officer at Apple Inc. |
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| Known for | Design, Works at Apple |
| Net worth | $150 million |
| Spouse(s) | Heather Pegg (m. 1987) |
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| Website | Apple.com/Jony Ive Bio |
Sir Jonathan Paul "Jony" Ive, KBE (born 27 February 1967), is a British industrial designer who is currently the Chief Design Officer (CDO) of Apple Inc. He oversees the Apple Industrial Design Group and also provides leadership and direction for Human Interface software teams across the company. Ive is the designer of many of Apple's products, including the MacBook Pro, iMac, MacBook Air, Mac mini, iPod, iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini, Apple Watch, and iOS.
Ive has received a number of accolades for his work. In 2003 he was the inaugural winner of the Design Museum's Designer of the Year Award. In 2006, he was appointed as an honorary fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and in 2012, he was knighted at Buckingham Palace for "services to design and enterprise".
Ive was born in Chingford, London, England. His father, Michael Ive, was a silversmith who lectured at Middlesex Polytechnic, and his grandfather was an engineer. "He's a fantastic craftsman, his Christmas gift to me would be one day of his time in his college workshop, during the Christmas break when no one else was there, helping me make whatever I dreamed up". Ive attended the Chingford Foundation School, then Walton High School in Stafford. During his high school years, Ive was passionate about cars and it was this interest that led to his later career as a designer. Following graduation from Walton, Ive explored the option of studying car design in London, such as the course offered at the Royal College of Art; however, he encountered a learning environment that was off-putting: "The classes were full of students making vroom! vroom! noises as they drew".
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