In an interview at the Design Museum (2003)
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The defining qualities are about use: ease and simplicity. Caring beyond the functional imperative, we also acknowledge that products have a significance way beyond traditional views of function.
— Jonathan Ive
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About Jonathan Ive
Sir Jonathan Paul "Jony" Ive KBE, HonFREng, RDI (born February 1967 in Chingford, London), is a British industrial designer and the senior vice president of Industrial design at Apple Inc.. Two-time winner of the Design Museum's inaugural Designer of the Year award (2002, 2003).
About Jonathan Ive
Sir Jonathan Paul "Jony" Ive KBE, HonFREng, RDI (born February 1967 in Chingford, London), is a British industrial designer and the senior vice president of Industrial design at Apple Inc.. Two-time winner of the Design Museum's inaugural Designer of the Year award (2002, 2003).
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