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It's a long way from a toilet laboratory in Chigwell, north London to the heart of Silicon Valley, California.

But in eight years, Jonathan Ive has covered this distance to establish himself as one of the world's most celebrated and sought after designers.

In his role as vice-president of industrial design at Apple, he has been responsible for a whirlwind of innovation, including the original iMac computer and its portable cousin, the iBook.



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Now I know how my dog must feel. I'm not supposed to be on the sofa, at least not with a computer. Computers have been banned from the living room, mainly for aesthetic reasons. But with no wires and power cords, and an easily carried iBook, no one will know.



Peter H. Lewis, New York Times

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