Jony Ive

Extracted Attributes

• Born

  1967-02-27

• Full Name

  Sir Jonathan Paul Ive

• Known For

  Former Chief Design Officer at Apple Inc., Co-designer of iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, and iOS 7-13

• Alma Mater

  Newcastle Polytechnic (now Northumbria University)

• Occupation

  Industrial Designer, Product Designer, Businessman

• Nationality

  British-American

• Diagnosed With

  Dyslexia

• Place of Birth

  Chingford, London, England

• Awards and Honors

  Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE), Royal Designer for Industry (RDI), Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (HonFREng), Hawking Fellowship of the Cambridge Union Society (2018), Designer of the Year by Design Museum (2003), Most influential person in British culture (2004 BBC poll)

Timeline

• Born Jonathan Paul Ive in Chingford, London, England. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  1967-02-27

• His family moved to Stafford, England. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  1979-XX-XX

• Joined Apple Inc. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  1992-09-XX

• Promoted to Senior Vice President of Industrial Design at Apple following Steve Jobs' return. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  199X-XX-XX

• Involved in the design of the iPod portable MP3 player, which was introduced this year. (Source: Britannica)

  2001-XX-XX

• Named Designer of the Year by the Design Museum in London for his role in developing the 2002 flat-panel iMac. (Source: Britannica)

  2003-XX-XX

• Ranked the most influential person in British culture in a BBC poll. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2004-XX-XX

• Involved in the design of the iPhone smartphone, which was introduced this year. (Source: Britannica)

  2007-XX-XX

• Involved in the design of the iPad tablet computer, which was introduced this year. (Source: Britannica)

  2010-XX-XX

• Acquired US citizenship, becoming a dual British-American national. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2012-XX-XX

• Promoted to Chief Design Officer (CDO) at Apple. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2015-05-XX

• Invited to join the Royal College of Art as its head of college (Chancellor). (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia, Carnegie)

  2017-05-XX

• Awarded the Hawking Fellowship of the Cambridge Union Society. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2018-XX-XX

• Announced his departure from Apple after 27 years. (Source: DBPedia, Web Search)

  2019-06-27

• Departed Apple Inc. and established LoveFrom, his own design firm, with Marc Newson. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Carnegie)

  2019-07-XX

• Recruited by the Agnelli family to work on Ferrari vehicles through LoveFrom. (Source: DBPedia)

  2021-XX-XX

• Expected to become a trustee of the British Museum. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-06-XX

• LoveFrom entered into a partnership with OpenAI, with Ive leading creative and design for the company. (Source: Related Documents, Wikipedia, Web Search)

  20XX-XX-XX

Jony Ive

Sir Jonathan Paul Ive (born 27 February 1967) 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 Museum since June 2025. Ive joined Apple in September 1992, and was promoted to senior vice president of industrial design in the late 1990s after the return of co-founder Steve Jobs. He was Chief Design Officer from 2015 until his departure in July 2019. Working closely with Jobs, Ive played a vital role in the designs of products including the Apple Watch, iMac, Power Mac G4 Cube, iPod, iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and the user interface of Apple's mobile operating system iOS. He was also responsible for the design of major architectural projects including Apple Park and Apple Stores. Born in London, Ive lived there until his family moved to Stafford when he was about 12. He studied design at Newcastle Polytechnic and later joined the London-based design firm Tangerine, where he worked on client projects for LG and Ideal Standard as well as Apple. After leaving Tangerine to join Apple full time, he began designing the decade's PowerBooks and Macs. He acquired US citizenship in 2012. He was invited to join the Royal College of Art in May 2017 as its head of college, serving a fixed five-year term until May 2022. Ive has received accolades and honours for his designs and patents. In the United Kingdom, he has been appointed a Royal Designer for Industry (RDI), an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (HonFREng), and a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). In 2018, he was awarded the Hawking Fellowship of the Cambridge Union Society. In a 2004 BBC poll of cultural writers, Ive was ranked the most influential person in British culture. His designs have been described as integral to the successes of Apple, one of the world's largest information technology companies by revenue and market capitalisation.

Web Search Results

• Jony Ive - Wikipedia

  Sir Jonathan Paul Ive (born 27 February 1967) 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 Museum since June 2025. [...] | Sir Jony Ive KBE HonFREng RDI | | | --- | --- | | Ive at Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2010 | | | Born | Jonathan Paul Ive (1967-02-27) 27 February 1967 (age 58) Chingford, London, England | | Citizenship | United Kingdom United States (since 2012) | | Education | Newcastle Polytechnic (BA) | | Occupation | Industrial designer | | Known for | Former Chief Design Officer at Apple Inc. Co-designer of the iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods and iOS 7 to iOS 13 | [...] ## Early life and education Jonathan Paul Ive was born on 27 February 1967 in Chingford, London, United Kingdom. His father, Michael Ive, was a silversmith who lectured at Middlesex Polytechnic, and his grandfather was an engineer. While attending secondary school, he was diagnosed with dyslexia.

• Jony Ive | Biography, Apple, LoveFrom, & Facts | Britannica Money

  Britannica Money Steve Jobs Photos of Apple, Inc. History Terence Conran # Jony Ive Steve Jobs Photos of Apple, Inc. History Terence Conran Jony Ive wearing a white shirt and blue blazer, photographed outdoors in 2015 when he was Apple's chief design officer Jony Ive (born February 27, 1967, London, England) is a British industrial designer who helped make design as central to a personal computer’s appeal as its technical performance during his time at Apple Inc. (1992–2019). [...] Ive’s work earned widespread recognition both within the design world and beyond. In 2003, he was named Designer of the Year by the Design Museum in London for his role in developing the 2002 flat-panel iMac. The award, worth £25,000 ($41,000), is given annually to a designer born or based in the United Kingdom. [...] Ive became Apple’s senior vice president of industrial design in 2005. He continued to shape the company’s most influential products, including the iPod portable MP3 player (introduced in 2001), the iPhone smartphone (2007), and the iPad tablet computer (2010). He was also involved in the development of the Apple Watch and contributed to the design of Apple Park, the company’s headquarters in Cupertino. ## Awards and honors

• Sir Jonathan (Jony) Ive : Awards | Carnegie Corporation of New York

  Sir Jonathan (Jony) Ive was born in London, England. He is best known for his work at Apple Inc., where he served as senior vice president of industrial design and chief design officer. Working closely with Steve Jobs, Ive designed the iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and the user interface of Apple iOS, among other products. He was also responsible for the design of Apple Stores and Apple Park, the company’s California headquarters. [...] Carnegie Corporation of New York great immigrants great immigrants logo # Sir Jonathan (Jony) Ive Artist, Designer, and Technology Executive Sir Jonathan (Jony) Ive [...] In 2019 Ive left Apple to establish LoveFrom, his own London-based firm of designers, architects, musicians, filmmakers, writers, engineers, and artists. He was also appointed chancellor of the Royal College of Art in London. LoveFrom is providing $1.5 million in scholarships for underrepresented minority design students. The scholarships are awarded at the Royal College of Art as well as at the Rhode Island School of Design and the California College of the Arts in the U.S. Ive was appointed a

• The Life and Rise of Jony Ive - Business Insider

  # The life and rise of Jony Ive, the legendary Apple designer who has joined OpenAI Jony Ive Jony Ive, Apple's longtime design chief, entered into a new partnership with OpenAI. Ive and his design firm LoveFrom will be leading creative and design at OpenAI, developing everything from devices to novel projects. In essence, Ive — the mind behind the iPhone — will help shape the AI era with his signature design sensibilities. [...] Jonathan Paul Ive was born on February 27, 1967, in Chingford, England, a suburb of London. His father was a silversmith, and his mother was a psychotherapist. While attending secondary school, Ive was diagnosed with dyslexia. Ive studied industrial design at Newcastle Polytechnic, now called Northumbria University. ## Jony Ive's rise at Apple steve jobs jony ive eddy cue phil schiller tony fadell scott forstall [...] ### Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know In May 2015, Ive was promoted to the role of chief design officer at Apple. From 2015 to 2017, Ive focused on Apple's new headquarters, the Apple Park "spaceship," for which he designed most of the little details. Ive regained direct control of Apple's design team in 2017. In June 2019, Apple announced that Ive was leaving the company after 27 years.

• Jony Ive's 10 most revolutionary designs for Apple - Dezeen

  We take a look back at his incredible list of industry-defining career highlights, from the iMac, to the iPod, iPhone and Apple Watch.

• Award

  Order of the British Empire

• Image

  

• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  Northumbria University

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  inventor

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  2/27/1967

• Place Of Birth

  London

Sir Jonathan Paul Ive KBE HonFREng RDI (born 27 February 1967) is a British industrial and product designer, as well as businessman. Ive was the chief design officer (CDO) of Apple Inc. from 1997 until 2019 (known as senior vice principal of industrial design until 2015), and serves as Chancellor of the Royal College of Art. Ive joined Apple in September 1992, and was promoted to senior vice principal of industrial design in the late 1990s after the return of co-founder Steve Jobs to the company, and CDO in 2015. He left the company in July 2019. Working closely with Jobs during their tenure together at Apple, Ive played a vital role in the designs of the iMac, Power Mac G4 Cube, iPod, iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and parts of the user interface of Apple's mobile operating system iOS, among other products. He also helped design Apple's major architectural projects, such as Apple Park and Apple Stores. Born in London, Ive lived there until his family moved to Stafford when he was 12. He studied design at Newcastle Polytechnic, and was later hired by the London-based start-up design firm Tangerine. After joining Apple, he began designing the decade's PowerBooks and Macs, finally taking up US citizenship in 2012 to become a dual British-American national. He was invited to join the Royal College of Art in May 2017 as its head-of-college, serving a fixed five-year term until May 2022. Ive has received a number of accolades and honours for his designs and patents. In the United Kingdom, he has been appointed a Royal Designer for Industry (RDI), an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (HonFREng), and a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). In 2018, he was awarded the Professor Hawking Fellowship of the Cambridge Union Society. In a 2004 BBC poll of cultural writers, Ive was ranked the most influential person in British culture. His designs have been described as integral to the successes of Apple, which has gone on to become the world's largest information technology company by revenue and the largest company in the world by market capitalization. On 27 June 2019, in an exclusive interview with the Financial Times, Ive announced he would leave Apple after 27 years to start his own design firm, LoveFrom, together with industrial designer Marc Newson. He has been recruited by the Agnelli family to work on Ferrari vehicles, starting in 2021.