It seems that Apple lead designer Jony Ive has left the company
His profile was removed from the Apple Leadership Page
Apple will continue working with LoveFrom, Ive's own design firm
It looks like it’s the end of an important era over at Apple as renowned designer Jony Ive has been removed from the Apple Leadership page. This could mean that Ive has left the San Cupertino giant. Ive was crucial in the design of the Apple products since he joined the company in 1992 and started leading the design team from 1996 onward.
Most industry insiders knew that Jony was going to leave Apple ‘later this year’ as per a June press release. It has been suspected that Ive was not involved in the design of Apple products for a long time as he was distracted by the construction of Apple’s futuristic headquarters. Not all is gloom and doom though as Apple will still retain the services of LoveFrom, Jony’s design firm that he started with his collaborator Marc Newson. It will be interesting to see what Apple and LoveFrom can come up with.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, said that, “Apple will continue to benefit from Jony’s talents by working directly with him on exclusive projects, and through the ongoing work of the brilliant and passionate design team he has built.” COO Jeff Williams will be taking over the software and hardware design teams going forward.
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