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Jony Ive

Institutions of One Observatory, case record

From RN Collins, selected work

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The articleEdition 001: When Does One Person Become an Institution?, in The I/1 Edit ownership-platform.vercel.app

Research cited

  1. Apple reorganization assigning Human Interface leadership and naming other executives (Apple) apple.com
  2. Apple announcement of Ive's departure, LoveFrom, client relationship, design team, and successor leaders (Apple) apple.com
  3. Contemporaneous report of Apple's new Chief Design Officer title (Time) time.com
  4. Independent contemporaneous account of the Apple departure and named design succession (Time) time.com
  5. Airbnb newsroom post by Brian Chesky announcing a multi-year LoveFrom collaboration (Airbnb) news.airbnb.com
  6. Joint announcement of Ferrari, Exor, LoveFrom, Ive, and Marc Newson collaboration (Exor and Ferrari) exor.com
  7. Ferrari article revealing the Luce interior, interface design, and name, and LoveFrom's role (Ferrari) ferrari.com
  8. Ferrari article presenting the Luce exterior, designed with LoveFrom (Ferrari) ferrari.com
  9. New York Times report, citing unnamed sources, that Apple and LoveFrom agreed not to extend their consulting agreement; it also reported a contract value above $100 million, which neither company has confirmed (The New York Times) nytimes.com
  10. Reuters rewrite of the New York Times report that Apple and LoveFrom ended their consulting agreement (adds no independent reporting) (Reuters) reuters.com
  11. Royal College of Art record of Ive's chancellorship and institutional duties (Royal College of Art) rca.ac.uk
  12. British Museum governance record identifying Ive within a multi-person board (British Museum) britishmuseum.org
  13. British Museum press release announcing Ive's appointment as trustee (British Museum) britishmuseum.org
  14. OpenAI statement on io, team merger, LoveFrom independence, and cross-company design responsibilities (OpenAI) openai.com
  15. Independent transaction report on io, valuation, team, and intended relationship (Reuters) reuters.com
  16. Independent transaction reporting on OpenAI's io acquisition and prior relationship (Financial Times) ft.com
  17. Independent reporting on the io/IYO trademark order and promotional restrictions (Associated Press) apnews.com
  18. Independent report on merger completion, trademark dispute, and LoveFrom independence (The Verge) theverge.com
  19. Court docket, IYO, Inc. v. IO Products, Inc., No. 3:25-cv-04861-TLT (N.D. Cal.), including ECF 158, 195, and 207 to 209 (stipulation, status report, and order on stipulation) (U.S. District Court, Northern District of California) courtlistener.com
  20. Order granting iyO's motion for a preliminary injunction (ECF 158) (U.S. District Court, Northern District of California) storage.courtlistener.com
  21. Joint notice of settlement (ECF 195) (U.S. District Court, Northern District of California) storage.courtlistener.com
  22. Ninth Circuit memorandum affirming the temporary restraining order, No. 25-4028 (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit) cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov

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