Apple’s former design tzar Jony Ive is being considered as Ferrari’s next CEO
Picture a promotional video for a new Ferrari sports car with Jony Ive’s impeccable British English narration discussing the curves, materials and, yes, al-um-in-i-um.
Picture a promotional video for a new Ferrari sports car with Jony Ive’s impeccable British English narration discussing the curves, materials and, yes, al-um-in-i-um.
Apple’s big plans for 2020 for iPhone 5G sales, explosive AirPods and AirPods Pro growth, and Jony Ive’s departure hit our latest editor’s desk.
Apple’s removal of Jony Ive from its Leadership web page suggests that he has indeed left the company, after announcing his departure earlier this year.
Aside from gaining an insight into LoveFrom’s brand and logo, Ive’s trademark filing indicates that he is serious about launching his own independent design shop.
With Jony Ive on the way out, all eyes are on Apple’s Jeff Williams as he takes over design duties for the company moving forward.
Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, has called a recent story from The Wall Street Journal regarding Jony Ive “absurd”.
Not much will change initially because Apple has been operating with partial input from Ive for a few years.
Jony Ive has been one of the most prolific figures at Apple over the years. Now, the designer is starting his own independent design company, but will be putting Apple on the roster of active clients.
Apple’s tightly-knit Industrial Design group led by Chief Design Officer Jony Ive has seen its fair share of notable departures in the past few years to the point where almost no one remains from the original team that began to turn around Apple’s fortunes at the turn of the century.
If you read the blogs today, Apple could be in a bit of hiring dilemma in terms of what works. Fresh blood or old hands? Experience or novicity?
The articulate Jony Ive explained why Apple is neither a money machine nor a disruptor but a little bit of both.
Apple’s Jony Ive yesterday delivered his Stephen Hawking Fellowship lecture at the Cambridge Union Society as part of winning its Stephen Hawking Fellowship award in September.