Jony Ive
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Jony Ive is a British-American designer known for leading industrial design at Apple, where he served as senior vice-president of industrial design and later chief design officer, shaping products including the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad. After leaving Apple, he founded the design collective LoveFrom with Marc Newson, which has worked with clients such as Ferrari, Airbnb and OpenAI. He has partnered with OpenAI on hardware efforts, including a reported push to build a family of AI-focused devices, a collaboration now at the center of a lawsuit Apple filed against OpenAI alleging former Apple staff shared confidential hardware information. Ive also holds the position of chancellor of the Royal College of Art in London and became a trustee of the British Museum in 2025.
Updated 5 August 2026
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Q3 2026
OpenAI and Jony Ive announce a partnership Partnership
Reports say OpenAI is developing a premium AI smart speaker designed with Jony Ive and planned for release in 2027 at over $300 Product launch
Apple files lawsuit against OpenAI alleging trade secret theft by former Apple employees in hardware development Legal action
- OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400
- Jony Ive’s first OpenAI gadget is reportedly a hockey puck-sized smart speaker
- OpenAI president says it’s ‘building a family of devices’ for its AI chatbots
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