Nine Jony Ive designs that aren't Apple products
British-American designer Jony Ive achieved legendary status through his world-changing creations as Apple's design chief, but what's he been up to since leaving the company in 2019?
Ive moved to California to join Apple in 1992 and went on to collaborate with Steve Jobs on a series of game-changing tech products, including the iPod and the iPhone.
After nearly three decades at the firm he left to found his own design studio called LoveFrom, in partnership with his friend and Apple colleague, the Australian designer Marc Newson.
There Ive has applied his pared-back, detail-obsessive design approach to an array of different projects, particularly items for luxury brands.
He is also working on a series of products for artificial-intelligence company OpenAI, details of which have not yet been released.
In the meantime, here are nine things designed by Ive post-Apple:
Ive and LoveFrom's most recently unveiled project is a rostrum for luxury auction house Christie's, replacing a Thomas Chippendale design used since 1776.
It was made from 200-year-old oak by UK furniture maker Benchmark. At the back, stairs up to the podium deploy silently using a touch mechanism.
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Also a recent reveal, Ive, Newson and LoveFrom designed interiors for Ferrari's first electric car, which is set to be fully unveiled in May.
Ive and Newson focused on creating satisfying physical controls, challenging the notion that "electric cars must be dominated by large touchscreens".
Examples include aluminium toggles on the central dashboard and an overhead "launch" pull-switch that activates an acceleration boost.
Find out more about the Ferrari Luce interior ›
Prompted by his struggles to find the right portable LED light for his own sailing yacht, Ive worked with Japanese manufacturer Balmuda on this nautical lantern.
Ive claimed he spent two years on the design, which recalls a traditional lighthouse's lamp, and uses a combination of red and white LEDs to mimic the warm glow of a live flame.
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Ive turned his hand to fashion with this outerwear collection for Moncler.
The design enables the wearer to create different layer combinations via a magnetic button, adding a field jacket, parka or poncho to the base jacket.
It was made from a specially made material on extra-large looms that allowed each garment to be made from a single piece of fabric folded together.
Find out more about LoveFrom, Moncler ›
LoveFrom updated the Linn Sondek LP12 for the turntable's 50th anniversary, making a series of subtle interventions described by Ive as "respectful and gentle".
The primary switch was made circular and flat and some of the edges were rounded, while tweaks were also made to the dust cover, hinges and badge.
Find out more about the Linn's Sondek LP12 turntable ›
William Stout Architectural Books brand identity
Ive's studio demonstrated its graphic design credentials with this rebrand for the William Stout Architectural Books in San Francisco.
Its work included the creation of a custom typeface based on the font used for the legendary bookstore's original sign.
Find out more about the William Stout Architectural Books brand identity ›
King Charles III's coronation emblem
Another LoveFrom logo was created as the official emblem of King Charles III's coronation.
The design depicted a crown formed of the national flowers of the United Kingdom's four nations – an English rose, a Scottish thistle, a Welsh daffodil and a Northern Irish shamrock.
Find out more about King Charles III's coronation emblem ›
Arguably the world's most recognisable fundraising product, the Comic Relief red nose was given an Ive revamp for 2023.
The flat-pack design was made from 95 per cent plant-based materials including paper, corn-based bioplastic polyester and bagasse, a packaging material made from sugarcane pulp which was also used for a small white storage case.
Find out more about this Comic Relief red nose ›
A very different kind of charity design actually developed by Ive and Newson shortly before the pair left Apple, this ring was made entirely from a single enormous diamond with a record number of facets.
It was created for AIDS charity (RED) using lab-grown diamonds and sold to an anonymous buyer at auction for $256,250.
Find out more about the (RED) Diamond Ring ›
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