Sebastiaan de With, cofounder of Halide maker Lux, joins beleaguered design team at Apple Park.
In summary:
Macworld reports that Sebastiaan de With, co-founder of acclaimed camera app Halide, has rejoined Apple’s design team after a decade away.
This hiring addresses Apple’s design team challenges following high-profile departures since Jony Ive left the company.
De With is expected to focus on software design, potentially improving the Camera app, while Halide continues under co-founder Ben Sandofsky.
Since Jony Ive left Apple in 2019, the company’s design team has had trouble keeping hold of key personnel. Ive’s successor, Evans Hankey, herself left in 2022, and the team has also lost Marc Newson, design overseer Jeff Williams, rising star Abidur Chowdhury, and a host of lesser-known names. So it’s refreshing to hear this week that a famous designer is arriving at Apple Park rather than leaving it.
