Apple's Entire Design Team Travels to London for Award Acceptance

[MacRumors]

The London Evening Standard reports that Apple design chief Jonathan Ive and his entire team made a trip to London yesterday in order to accept a prestigious award from Design and Art Direction (D&AD). The acceptance of the award, which recognized Apple's design team as "the best brand and the best design studio of the last 50 years", was reportedly the first time the entire team attended such a ceremony.

Sir Jonathan Ive, the company's design guru, who usually eschews publicity, came to collect the awards, which were held at a dinner at Evolution in Battersea Park in London.

Even more unusually, Apple flew in its entire design team from San Francisco in recognition of the importance of the D&AD Awards and all 16 of them - 14 men and two women - accompanied Sir Jonathan on stage to collect the award for best design studio.

Ive and his team have long worked in extreme secrecy on Apple's campus, with Ive himself opting to remain out of the public eye as much as possible. Ive has, however, become significantly more visible in recent years as Apple's stature has grown and recognition of his team's design work has continued to accumulate, with Ive even being knighted earlier this year.

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[gmanist1000]

It's nice to see some other folks that help with design, other than Sir Jonathan Ive.

Great work from all of them.

 

[Kaibelf]

It's nice to see the team get recognition as well. They do a fine job as a whole!

 

[monokitty]

They earned it.

 

[Mac21ND]

Envious of them. They look like a great team.

 

[nerdfighter]

Samsung! Here's your chance your snatch them up on their way back and force them to design your Galaxy S4

 

[AR999]

Samsung should do the same for the galaxy note designers, its a far more elegant design than the iphone 5.

 

[Builddesign]

Good to see one dude holding on to long hair !

 

[applesith]

The best of the best!

 

[World Citizen]

Design the ******* update button... NOW!!!!

Congrats btw they deserve it.

 

[MonkeySee....]

Hope Jony took all the ladies up the OXO.

 

[kalsta]

Samsung should do the same for the galaxy note designers, its a far more elegant design than the iphone 5.

What, fly them all over for an award they didn't win?

 

[iMcLovin]

nice for them, but they should focus on getting the iMac out not picking up rewards

 

[NStocks]

Oh, to be part of that design team... Perfect Job!

 

[Unggoy Murderer]

Without a doubt some of the greatest designers in the world, some might argue some of the best ever. They've done some incredible work over the last 10 years alone. Well deserved!

 

[Marlon177]

Samsung should do the same for the galaxy note designers, its a far more elegant design than the iphone 5.

For what? Being a copy cat?

 

[bossxii]

Samsung should do the same for the galaxy note designers, its a far more elegant design than the iphone 5.

Thank you for the laugh sir, great comment. That is like comparing a Bugatti Veyron to a school bus. Then again maybe where you live the fat people are in fashion and the in shape people are the ugly ones.

 

[mixro6]

Largely male team — except for 2 females?

 

[Jwood2313]

Separate planes I hope!

 

[AdeFowler]

Well done indeed.

Jony’s a lady’s man by the looks of things

 

[CylonGlitch]

I don't know, you can't tell me that's the entire design team. I get the feeling that is the team managers and not the designers themselves. There ages do not reflect what I would expect to be a significant age variation if it was the entire team.

 

[chrisfromalbany]

Samsung should do the same for the galaxy note designers, its a far more elegant design than the iphone 5.

what the hell you you smoking? These Samsung trolls get more and ridiculous.. because this didn't win?? The awards for 50 years of design.. The original iphone.. What originally did Samsung do, copy?

 

[Buckeyestar]

Samsung! Here's your chance your snatch them up on their way back and force them to design your Galaxy S4

I thought they were already doing design work for Samesung.

 

[justperry]

All in black outfit, what is this, Men in Black, a funeral

Good for them, Jony and his team deserve it.

And again, took only 5 posts to get to the samsung bashing again, will there be any thread without this crap, childish.

 

[leepalisoc]

Samsung should do the same for the galaxy note designers, its a far more elegant design than the iphone 5.

Dude, when we say DESIGN, it's not just about the look. Just like the S3. A big phone for a not-so-big hand? Only Hulk can use it comfortably.