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Apple Chief Design Officer Jony Ive will be making an appearance in Washington D.C. and is helming a talk titled "The Future of Design" with Steve Jobs biography author Rick Tetzeli.
The Smithsonian reports that ticket reservations for the event are all claimed. However, there is an online waitlist for people who want to attend — and the possibility of getting a seat the day of on a first-come first-served basis.
AppleInsider got the notification at 3 a.m. on Wednesday morning. By 7 a.m., the ticket reservations were already depleted.
"Jonathan Ive, Chief Design Officer of Apple, is widely considered the world's most influential industrial designer and plays a key role in Apple's status as one of the most recognized and innovative brands in history," writes the Smithsonian, publicizing the talk. "As CDO, he is behind all aspects of the look and feel of the iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and Apple watch— as well as major architectural projects like Apple Park— and new ideas and initiatives in development."
The event will be held in the Ring Auditorium in the Smithsonian. It is being organized by the Hirshhorn Museum, and is presented in partnership with the Smithsonian Magazine.
Ive also recently spoke in New York City. At that event, he discussed the joy of joining Apple, the iPhone X design versus available technology, and how Steve Jobs taught him how to say no.
Rick Tetzeli is the editor-at-large at Fast Company. He also authored the 2015 biography "Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader."
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Jony sure seems to have a hell of a lot of free time to attend all of these events and get in front of the media. Is he actually doing any designing anymore?
Oh crap!! Why am I hearing about this now?!
Whenever Jony Ive’s name is mentioned the snark flows like water here. I guess it’s true about tech types, that you don’t give a crap how something looks, just the specs. I’ve seen up close some of those big gamer machines that look like they came from a Lego movie, or maybe Dr. Evil's lair. Black plastic, flashing lights, LEDs all over the things, sharks with laser beams on their heads. So that’s what’s preferred over Ive’s design tastes?
Ive is generally acknowledged as the premier industrial designer of our era and Apple is lucky to have him. Steve chose well.