Industrial Designer Marc Newson to Join Apple Under Jony Ive

Designer Marc Newson is joining Apple, under the leadership of design head Jony Ive, reports Vanity Fair. Newson is a well-known industrial designer who has created a range of items for luxury retailers, and his work has even been shown off at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Newson has created everything from furniture to eye glasses, and his has been described by Vanity Fair as having a “love of color and of sensual curves,” with his work taking on a “futuristic, vaguely Jetson-like flair.”

Mark Newson with Bono and Jonathan Ive
Newson is a longtime friend of Jony Ive. Last year, Ive and Newson teamed up to create a range of products for an auction to benefit Product (RED), including an aluminum desk, a Leica camera, and a set of solid gold EarPods, among other items.

“Marc is without question one of the most influential designers of this generation,” Ive said in a statement provided to VF Daily. “He is extraordinarily talented. We are particularly excited to formalize our collaboration as we enjoy working together so much and have found our partnership so effective.”

According to the report, Newson will continue to be based in the United Kingdom, but will make frequent trips to the company’s Cupertino headquarters. Newson is also said to have collaborated on some designs for Apple earlier this year, before joining the company.

While Newson will work under Jony Ive, it is unclear which specific projects he will take on. When asked if he would work on the iWatch, Apple declined to comment.

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