I hope you’re ready for a day of iKnight jokes, because Apple’s senior VP of industrial design, Jonathan Ive, has officially been made a Knight Commander of the British Empire.
Born in north London in 1967, the 44-year old designer joined Apple in 1992 and has been responsible for some of the most iconic hardware designs in recent years, including the iPhone.
Ive was included in the New Year Honours list for “services to design and enterprise” and not surprisingly, he says he is “both humbled and sincerely grateful” for the new title. This isn’t the first time Ive has been honored by the UK, though. In 2003 he was named Designer of the Year by London’s Design Museum, in 2005 he was made a Commander of the British Empire, and I’m sure at some point he was recognised for that intense thousand-yard stare in his headshot. [BBC via Slashdot]
danR
Monday, January 2, 2012 at 10:45 AM“Whence comest thou, Jon Ive?”
“From yon Cupertino creative beehive.”
“A knighthood for Apple bling, bauble and bangle…”
“…aye, thou art dubbed Sir Round-Cornered Rectangle.”
Really?
Monday, January 2, 2012 at 2:52 PMIt’s amazing how doing so little can get you so much.
Kris
Monday, January 2, 2012 at 4:46 PMIt’s really not. The world has gone so far downhill.
Elly
Monday, January 2, 2012 at 8:10 PMI wonder the same thing every single day.
Pres
Monday, January 2, 2012 at 3:46 PMI didn’t know you could be knighted for theft.
The Joker
Monday, January 2, 2012 at 7:55 PMSo, he would be a White Knight then..?
Lee
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 1:05 AMA knight in matte anodized aluminium armor?
Benny
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 10:08 AMJust call me Sir Jive.
Iceleron
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 12:29 PMI’m unfamiliar with Jonathan Ive’s past. What did the crown say he has done to deserve this title?
And why are people bashing him for getting it?
I understand he is a big part of Apple now and a lot of people don’t like apple. But the way I see it is that he must have done something to impress them, this is person that has got the title, not Apple.
Jonathan has been granted this title, not Apple.
Osiris Fox
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 2:56 PMI think this guy is Steve’s “progeny”. Not outright said, but I think he is the future of Apple and will one day lead the company. Apparently before his death Steve made sure this guy has free reign for his ideas. Tim cook can do the numbers and operations, but this is the ideas man.
I could be wrong.