Ive, the London born designer worked very close with late Steve Jobs at Apple and he is behind the designs of almost all the beautiful products released by Apple – iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac. He currently hold the title of Senior Vice President of Industrial Design at Apple and reports to CEO.
In a press release to San Jose Mercury News, Ive responded to the award
I am keenly aware that I benefit from a wonderful tradition in the UK of designing and making. To be recognized with this honour is absolutely thrilling and I am both humbled and sincerely grateful. I discovered at an early age that all I’ve ever wanted to do is design. I feel enormously fortunate that I continue to be able to design and make products with a truly remarkable group of people here at Apple.