Vice-president of industrial design Evans Hankey will head up hardware design, with human interface design vice-president Alan Dye in charge of software design, reporting to chief operating officer Jeff Williams. Instead, existing team members will step up to head different divisions. Ive's position will not be directly replaced. Internal appointments to head design team "I certainly have an ambition and feel almost a moral obligation to be useful," he told the newspaper. This just seems like a natural and gentle time to make this change."Īs well as working with Apple, LoveFrom is likely to work in the fields of healthcare and wearable tech and will be based in California, the designer said. "While I will not be an employee, I will still be very involved - I hope for many, many years to come. And there are some new projects as well that I'll get to develop and contribute to," said Ive to the newspaper. "There are products that we've been working on for a number of years - I'm beyond excited that I get to continue working on those. Related story Jony Ive on Apple Park: "It's nice, though, isn't it?" The continuing relationship with Apple will allow Ive to proceed with ongoing projects. Whilst Ive has offered few details about his new venture, LoveFrom, in an interview with the Financial Times he suggested that Australian designer Marc Newson – who joined him at Apple in 2014 – will be involved, as well as a "collection of creatives" with "diverse areas of expertise". "Today it is stronger, more vibrant and more talented than at any point in Apple's history." "After nearly 30 years and countless projects, I am most proud of the lasting work we have done to create a design team, process and culture at Apple that is without peer," said Ive in the statement. The designer also worked closely with Foster + Partners on the design of Apple Park, the company's $5 billion headquarters in Cupertino, California. He created the original iMac in 1998, followed by other landmark designs including the iPod in 2001, the iPhone in 2007, the iPad in 2010 and the Apple Watch in 2015.
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