Apple's Jonathan Ive gets knighthood in honours list
Jonathan Ive, Apple's head of design, has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours list. Mr Ive, who can now style himself Sir Jonathan, has been made a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE).
Raised in Chingford, Mr Ive began working for Apple in 1992 and since then has been the brains behind many of its products. He described the honour as "absolutely thrilling" and said he was "both humbled and sincerely grateful".
Mr Ive added: "I am keenly aware that I benefit from a wonderful tradition in the UK of designing and making. "I discovered at an early age that all I've ever wanted to do is design."
Mr Ive has been lauded for the tight fit between form and function seen in Apple gadgets such as the iPod and iPhone. Born in February 1967, Mr Ive inherited a love of making things from his father, a silversmith, and reportedly spent much of his youth taking things apart to see how they worked.
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