Jony Ive announced his departure from Apple in June 2019 (The sock-shaped case for the new iPhone 12 with a window to see the time is an example that it is no longer in the company) to dedicate himself to a new personal project named LoveFrom.
The latest news related to Jony Ive shows us how he has been signed by Airbnb, the giant of tourist apartments, to create new products and services for the company, a company that is trying to reinvent itself due to the problems that the coronavirus.
It is likely that part of the blame for the transfer of Jony Ive by Airbnb is related to Angela Ahrendts, Ive's former company at Apple and currently you are working in this companyWhere went to work a month before the announcement of the departure of Ive from Apple.
Airbnb Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky says:
I'm delighted to announce that Jony and his fellow LoveFrom members will be engaged in a special collaboration with me and the Airbnb team. We have made the decision to work together through a multi-year relationship to design the next generation of Airbnb products and services.
Ive will also help us continue to develop our in-house design team, which, according to Jony, is one of the best in the world. I've been particularly excited about the relationship that will evolve into deep collaboration with our creative team.
We don't know what idea the Airbnb guys will have in their heads and how Jony Ive can help them launch new products and servicesas Ive's expertise is in product design. We will have to wait a few months to see what is the result of the collaboration between the two.
