[reason]

Congratulations to him!

Although people will often credit Jobs with the creation of Apple's products, it's great that Jony is getting recognition here. I can't even imagine the amount of time and effort he and his team must've put in to developing their designs.

With the industrial design of products like the iPhone or MacBook, every single dimension must be precisely calculated. There's no "eh, it's a bit off, but that'll do" like what we may do with web apps. The number of concepts and iterations they must've gone through is staggering, I'm sure.

Edit: It's sad to see only two other commenters recognizing Ive's achievements. It seems now that almost every single accomplishment posted to HN is questioned, overanalyzed and criticized out of what is likely a place of envy. We don't need your commentary on the social ramifications of knighthoods. If that's your reaction to a post like this, then you need to seriously reassess your perspective.

[JonnieCache]

I would argue the exact opposite: celebration of apple and their achievements is a subject that has been done to death on here and elsewhere. Everyone here takes Ive's achievements as a given. Discussion of the social ramifications of knighthoods is likely to be much more fruitful. It certainly seems that way from this instance.

[reason]

This isn't about Apple, though. This is about Jony Ive. And although people here might know who he is and what influence he's had over the years with creating such iconic designs, I highly doubt that the every day person on the street knows.

This is simply about him gaining public recognition. Nothing more.

[why-el]

I am having a hard time finding a comment on this thread criticizing Mr. Ive's achievements.