Airbnb, the known home rental based firm, has recently hired the former Apple designer Jony Ive and his firm. It is a multi year partnership, which will have the firm design new Airbnb products.
For those unaware, Jony Ive was a close creative collaborator with Apple founder Steve Jobs. Ive has spent nearly three decades with the Cupertino based giant and has to lead the design behind the memorable Apple products like the candy colored iMacs and even helped in the company coming back from its near death in the 1990s and had left Apple back in 2019.
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In a recent blog post from Airbnb Chief Executive Brian Chesky, the senior official announced that Jony Ive will also be helping the company’s internal design team. Earlier this week, Airbnb’s Chief Design Officer, Alex Schleifer, would be moving to a more part time role, while the company would look into a permanent replacement, as per a source close to the matter.
Jony Ive and his firm, LoveFrom, will be working with Airbnb in an effort to raise around 3 billion US Dollars in its upcoming initial Publix offering, according to sources. Airbnb is also expected to be one of the largest and most anticipated listings in the US stock market for 2020, which has already been a big year for IPOs.
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