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Inside Jonny Ive’s Design Studio

Documentary film maker Gary Hustwit recently got to interview top Apple designer Jonny Ive for Objectified, a movie he’s making about industrial design.

The interview took place inside Ive’s ultra-secretive design studio near Apple’s campus, which is harder to get into than Fort Knox. This is the first interview I’ve ever heard of taking place inside the studio. Quite a coup for the film. I can’t wait to see it.

In the meantime, I’m dying to know what machines are in the background of this still. I knew the studio was filled with CNC mills and 3D fabricators. Does anyone know what machines are shown in this shot?

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9 comments

    Those are Rapid Prototyping machines. They work with CAD files and build full sized plastic models from the drawings.

    “Does anyone know what machines are shown in this shot?”

    Yes. It is called a “flux capacitor”. It allows you to travel into the future.

    The machines in the shot are just what you expected, CNC mills. There is a granite surface plate, and a Mantis magnifyer over his left shoulder. Nothing out of the ordinary for a machine shop.

    In the far-rear right, you can see a lathe too. (I think).

    First commenter is right, although there are machines that can do the same thing with metal. VERY cool toys.

    I think BeachDude is right, the machines tot the left appear to be CNC mills. Also agree that the machine in the far right is most likely a CNC lathe. Those are quite handy but not extremely rare to find in a workshop.

    I definetely have to check out that movie though, a look inside Ive’s workshop has to be every industrial designer’s ultimate fantasy ;)

    The big machines on the left are not rapid plastic prototyping but water jet cutters… I know cuz I work one :) You can see a photo here

    http://www.vaughnmfg.com/imagelib/sitebuilder/misc/show_image.html?linkedwidth=560&linkpath=http://vaughnmfg.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/P8100006.JPG&target=tlx_new

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