"iMac" Computer
Designed by Jonathan Ive, British, born 1967, and Apple Industrial Design Team, Cupertino, California. Made by Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, California, 1976 - present.
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
Designed 1998Medium:
Polycarbonate, steelDimensions:
15 x 15 x 17 inches (38.1 x 38.1 x 43.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
1999-103-1a--dCredit Line:
Gift of Collab: The Group for Modern and Contemporary Design at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1999
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
Designed 1998Medium:
Polycarbonate, steelDimensions:
15 x 15 x 17 inches (38.1 x 38.1 x 43.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1999-103-1a--dCredit Line:
Gift of Collab: The Group for Modern and Contemporary Design at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1999
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Jonathan Ive and the Apple Industrial Design Team wanted to design a product that was inviting and easy to understand, yet sophisticated enough in appearance to suggest serious performance. The curved, polycarbonate, translucent case, which changes its appearance according to the light of its setting, gives the computer an expressive personality not normally associated with a machine. "With the iMac," said Ive, "a primary objective was to create something accessible . . . almost familiar . . . (and) to combine the familiar with something from tomorrow."
