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Jony Ive
Sir Jonathan Paul Ive is a British-American designer. He is best known for his work at Apple Inc., where he was senior vice-president of industrial design and chief design officer. Ive is the founder of LoveFrom, a creative collective that works with Ferrari, Airbnb, OpenAI and other global brands. He has been chancellor of the Royal College of Art in London since 2017 and a trustee of the British…
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science · English designer (born 1967) · industrial designer · product designer · creative director · designer · graphic designer · inventor · electronics technician · also Jony Ive, Jonathan Ive, Sir Jonathan Paul Ive, Jony iPod, Ive
Born 27 February 1967 · Q164750
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2026· 23 entries
“a really very pragmatic optimisation. And, yeah …”
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“I thought it would be interesting if it were less precise, and just a little bit more spitty ... more analog and more primitive, and I think, in that way, somehow more ominous.”
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“Apple really was born to innovate”
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“loves the obviousness of everything”
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India TV News: Jony Ive-designed Ferrari Luce EV sells for USD 40 million, becomes auction record
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ilounge.com: First EV Ferrari Designed by Jony Ive Sold at Auction for $40 million
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HotHardware: Controversial Ferrari Luce EV Designed By Jony Ive Sells For $40 Million
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Luxurylaunches: This 87-year-old Florida billionaire who bought Apple shares at its 1980 IPO and never sold them has just paid $40 million for Ferrari’s first EV, shaped by Jony Ive, the designer behind Apple’s most iconic products
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The Mac Observer: Jony Ive-Designed Ferrari Luce Sells For $40 Million At Auction
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GIGAZINE: The very first Ferrari Luce, designed by iPhone designer Jony Ive, was auctioned off for a staggering 6.3 billion yen.
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AppleInsider: Jony Ive-designed Ferrari Luce sells for $40M at auction
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streamlinefeed.co.ke: Apple Shields Jony Ive From Trade Secret Lawsuit Defendants
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New Atlas: OpenAI's Jony Ive-designed AI device targets home use
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one-tech.es: OpenAI prepara un altavoz inteligente diseñado por Jony Ive. - one-tech.es
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elperfil.pe: OpenAI y Jony Ive diseñan parlante inteligente con IA y forma circular
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Basic Tutorials: OpenAI Plans AI Speaker Designed by Jony Ive: Price, Release Date, and All the Details
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Celebrity Net Worth: Jony Ive Net Worth
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The Verge: Jony Ive’s first OpenAI gadget is reportedly a hockey puck-sized smart speaker
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Yahoo Finance: Why Jony Ive is missing from Apple’s OpenAI lawsuit
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Public attention spiked: 4,997 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.8× the usual 857, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: MOS:JOBTITLE
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Public attention spiked: 25,571 Wikipedia readers in one day, 29.8× the usual 857, with 4 article edits. Coverage that week: “Ferrari shares fall after launch of first EV as Jony Ive design proves divisive” (The Guardian).
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The Guardian: Ferrari shares fall after launch of first EV as Jony Ive design proves divisive
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2025· 4 entries
Benzinga.com: Jony Ive Once Said Steve Jobs Demanded Everyone At Apple Often Answer This Question: 'It Still Shocks Me How Few People Actually Practice This'
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AppleInsider: Tantalizing details of Jony Ive's AI device leak after OpenAI meeting
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NBC News: OpenAI is buying iPhone designer Jony Ive's AI devices startup for $6.4 billion
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9to5Mac: Jony Ive spotted filming something in San Francisco this week
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2024· 2 entries
AOL: Jony Ive And OpenAI's $1 Billion Bet: A New AI Device In The Works With Just 10 Employees
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With Scott Cannon, Evans Hankey and Tang Tan
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2023· 2 entries
Ive redesigned the Red Nose, the symbol of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day, sold to raise money for charity
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Ive led the development of a foldable red nose for Comic Relief
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2022· 1 entry
“we were all routinely carrying around incredibly powerful products, in terms of their technical ability, in our pockets … an obvious continuation of this path that we’ve been on for so many years was to make technology more personal and more accessible.”
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2021· 1 entry
And Charles's coronation in 2023, Ive has produced designs for Charles III
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2019· 2 entries
Ive was worth an estimated £192 million
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Apple was a client of Ive's
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2018· 1 entry
Was awarded the Hawking Fellowship of the Cambridge Union Society
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2017· 1 entry
“I am thrilled to formalise my relationship with the RCA, given the profound influence the college has had on so many of the artists and designers that I admire.”
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2015· 1 entry
“s promotion at Apple actually inch him closer to the exit door? 26 May 2015 … … comments Apple”
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2014· 1 entry
That if his work at Apple ever became substandard, he would "make things for [himself], for [his] friends at home instead"
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2011· 3 entries
Published “Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV-1 Infection and Tuberculosis” in New England Journal of Medicine — cited 416 times.
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“The first one we really felt good about was a 5.7 … and then, sleeping on it, and coming back to it, it was just ‘Ah, that’s way too big.’”
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It was reported that Ive was paid $30 million in base salary with a $25 million stock bonus for the year
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2008· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Gothenburg (2008).
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2006· 1 entry
And Knight Commander of the same Order (KBE) in 2012
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2005· 1 entry
Won President's Medal (2005).
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2004· 2 entries
Won Benjamin Franklin Medal (2004).
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Was named the "Most Influential Person on British Culture" in a BBC poll of cultural writers
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2003· 1 entry
Awarded Royal Designer for Industry (2003).
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2001· 1 entry
Aged 34, he was promoted to vice-president of industrial design at Apple
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1998· 1 entry
(he is credited with designing its translucent plastic case)
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1997· 1 entry
Heading up the industrial design team responsible for most of the company's significant hardware products
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1994· 1 entry
Ive's voice, used in Apple's marketing and promotional videos since 1994, has been noted for its Essex accent and reserved style of speech.
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1988· 1 entry
And 1989, which gave him a small stipend and travel expense account to use for a trip to the United States
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1985· 1 entry
After being pushed away by John Sculley, was staging a return to the company and recruited Ive to join him in taking the firm in a different direction
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1967· 1 entry
Born 1967-02-27.
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