In a lengthy interview with The Sunday Times, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Design, Jonathan Ive, discussed a number of topics including his philosophy on design and collaboration, his strong relationship with former CEO Steve Jobs and the future of Apple along with thoughts on new product categories. When speaking about his approach to design, Ive stated that he started on a project by imagining what “a new kind of product should be and what it should do,” revealing that his design team consists of 15 people from the United States, New Zealand, Japan, Australia and Britain.

Ive added that