Ive used to leave his works unsigned, approached each project differently

Dec 1, 2013 11:30 GMT  ·  By

Leander Kahney's book on Jony Ive has opened a treasure trove of information on the talented designer behind Apple’s iconic products. Some of his earliest works, completely unrelated to Apple or computers for that matter, are now available in photos.

According to Kahney, Ive used to leave his designs unsigned. Not because he didn’t care about them, but because he didn’t care about recognition.

Some of his earliest works can be found in the gallery below. They include an electric pen that could write in different widths and patterns, a strange landline phone called the “Orator,” and a power drill.

A second pen Ive designed is actually useful on a number of levels. Its secondary purpose (in addition to writing), was chewing on it.

“The TX2 pen, and its big feature is a ball and clip at the top designed for people to fiddle around with. Ive realized people like to fiddle with their pens, so he encouraged it in the design,” according to Business Insider.

Update: We've received notice from weaver design which informs us that the images of Jony Ive's early designs are copyrighted to their name. As such, we've taken them down.

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Jonathan Ive, chief designer at Apple
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