Apple Industrial Design Team
London-born Jonathan Ive studied art and design at Newcastle Polytechnic, graduating in 1989 with first class honours in industrial design. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and an honorary doctorate from Newcastle Polytechnic. Based upon his undergraduate work, a number of major international corporations commissioned him to design products that ranged from simple ceramic objects to technologically complex mobile computers. In 1996, Jonathan Ive became the Director of Design at Apple where he is currently Senior Vice President, leading a design team widely regarded as one of the world’s best.