Apple’s Chief Design Officer, Jony Ive, Expected To Leave The Company

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Apple has just announced that, Sir Jony Ive will be stepping away from his post as Chief Design Officer to form his own company, LoveFrom, a design company which is expected to still work closely with the iPhone maker, according to a report from iMore.

Ive, who has worked at Apple for over two decades, is known for his design contributions to the company’s Macs, iPods, and iPhones. He has also been credited with the success of the company’s rebirth, along with Apple’s co-founder and CEO at the time, Steve Jobs. The two men were fast friends and worked tirelessly to “turn Apple from near bankruptcy into a behemoth of industry,” according to a report from CNET.

Ive’s departure is being described as the end of the “Steve Jobs era” but the British industrial designer says he will still be involved with the company’s projects.

“While

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