Jony Ive

Also known as Jonathan Ive, Jonathan Paul Ive, Sir Jonathan Paul Ive, Jony iPod

English designer and former Chief Design Officer at Apple (born 1967)

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Jony Ive is an English designer who served as Chief Design Officer at Apple and played a major role in creating the company's most iconic products. He matters because his design work significantly shaped how millions of people interact with technology through devices like the iPhone, iPad, and MacBook.

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Chingford, London, England, UK

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…

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Leica – A Century of Vision — Self

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Born: Jonathan Paul Ive , ( 1967-02-27 ) 27 February 1967 (age 59) , 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
Spouse: Heather Pegg ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1987 )
Awards: Full list
Preceded by: James Dyson (as Provost)

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: London
Occupation: inventor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Order of the British Empire
Image: Jonathan Ive (OTRS).jpg

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described at URL: www.apple.com/leadership/jonathan-ive
has works in the collection: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Commons category: Jonathan Ive
date of birth: 1967-02-27
medical condition: dyslexia
floruit: 2024-00-00
start of work period: 1993-00-00
name in native language: Jonathan Ive

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Encyclopedic overview

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 involved with the design process of major architectural projects, including Apple's Cupertino headquarters complex, Apple Park, and Apple Stores.

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