Apple design legend Jony Ive curated a collection of future-facing work from emerging artists — check out his picks

Shona GhoshJul 18, 2020, 16:13 IST

Annabel Garcia-Kurland's 'Level 1 — First person perspective game play of communication feeds'Annabel Garcia-Kurland

Former Apple design chief Sir Jony Ive is the current chancellor of the Royal College of Art, a prestigious art and design institution based in London.
He has just curated a collection for the RCA's annual graduate show, held this year online for the first time thanks to disruption caused by the pandemic.
Ive's curated collection, "Optimistic, Singular and New", comprises work from graduate creatives across the fields of architecture, arts and humanities, communications, and design.
Check out some of Ive's picks below.

Jony Ive, the influential Apple designer who stepped down from the company in 2019, is helping foster a new generation of artistic and creative talent.

In 2017, Ive was appointed chancellor of the Royal College of Art (RCA), a prestigious London institution for art and design whose alumni includes the painter David Hockney, architect Thomas Heatherwick, and designer and engineer James Dyson.

Ive has been a huge influence on everyday technology, having designed the iPhone, iPod, iPad, MacBook, and Apple Watch, and left Apple last year to pursue his own projects.

This week, the RCA launched its 2020 graduate show online for the first time thanks to disruption by the pandemic — including a collection curated by the former Apple designer.

Business Insider picked out a selection of work from Ive's curated artists below. You can also see the full collection here.

Jony Ive's collection is called 'Optimistic, Singular and New'

Sir Jony Ive RCA

Rosa Whiteley's 'In the Pink'

In the Pink Rosa Whiteley

'The toxic and metallic footprints of the death clouds onto the ground have created dead zones, dead forests, dead lakes, dead taxa, and dead people.'

Rosa Whiteley

Taewon Park's 'Multi-Bang'

Taewon Park

Anabel Garcia Kurland's 'Reclaiming Idleness; the filter bubble effect'

Level 1 — First person perspective game play of communication feeds. Annabel Garcia-Kurland

Jonny Ryley's 'The Refectory: An Urban Monastery'

The Corridor within The Urban Monastery. Jonathan Ryley/RCA

Alex Boyce's 'Oljevegen: The Oil Road'

Allmannsrett I Alex Boyce

Ping Mu's 'Cyberspace Odyssey'

Ping Mu

Blanca Rivera Fernandez's 'Dedalyx'

Blanca Rivera Fernandez

Lydia Pettit's 'I Picked at the Wall Next to my Bed'

Lydia Pettit

Olivia Sterling 'Colouring In'

Olivia Sterling

Olivia_Sterling_portrait

The artist Olivia Sterling with a selection of her work. Olivia Sterling

Marcela Baltarete's 'MARCEL/A - A journey of digital introspection and relief - Part II'

Marcela Baltarete

Benjamin Mehigan's 'A Golden State'

Benjamin Mehigan/RCA

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