Jony Ive previews The Met’s ‘Manus x Machina’

“Our goal has always been to try to create objects as beautiful as they are functional,” Ive told a group of assembled journalists. Ive is one of the Apple-sponsored fundraiser’s four hosts, along with Vogue’s Anna Wintour, pop megastar Taylor Swift, and actor Idris Elba.

This is why Apple designs are so good—beauty and function take equal parts in their products.