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New Year gong for Apple aesthete

31 December 2005

The hardware designer responsible for regenerating Apple with his iconic visions for the iMac, iBook, PowerBook, PowerMac, Mac Mini and iPod, has been honoured by the Queen in her New Year Honours list.

Jonathan Ive today received a CBE, not because of his undoubted influence in resurrecting the fortunes of Apple over the last decade, but in recognition of the positive effect his eye for a winning gadget has arguably had on the lives of millions of tech consumers.

Here's that New Year Honours list in full, courtesy of the Beeb...