Apple design whizz Sir Jony Ive helped to raise $26m at a massive charity auction for AIDS research. The Sotheby's gala – co-sponsored by U2 rock star Bono and attended by actress Meg Ryan, guitarist the Edge, Chelsea Clinton and chef Mario Batali among others – flogged stuff either designed or customized by Sir Jony and …

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Tuesday 26th November 2013 01:05 GMT Dave 126

> last week's auction included a set of rose-gold plated Apple earbud headphones

They are solid rose-gold, not plated.

http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/null-n09014/lot.5.html

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Tuesday 26th November 2013 07:51 GMT John Smith 19

Sir Jony Ive's next design project.

Automated driverless taxi design?

"Jony cab, sir."

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Tuesday 26th November 2013 10:08 GMT Fink-Nottle

Corporate Image Monopoly

> Apple CEO Tim Cook cited the AIDS charity work Apple was contributing towards as emblematic of the company's desire to be a "force for good in world."

Your company is associated with a glitzy charity auction. Collect 100 'force for good' points.

Your company is associated with St. Bono. Go to Jail. Go directly to Jail. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.

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1. Tuesday 26th November 2013 10:22 GMT Dave 126
  
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  That thing that Bono was looking for.... do you think he's found it yet?
  
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  1. Tuesday 26th November 2013 15:18 GMT Anonymous Coward
    
    Re: Corporate Image Monopoly
    
    Yeah, it was somewhere in New York, I didn't catch the name of the street though.
    
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Tuesday 26th November 2013 12:40 GMT ColonelClaw

That desk is absolutely beautiful, an amazing bit of design. Well worth an image search.

Pity I can't stretch to £1.7m, but I would probably do some serious re-budgeting if it was available for under £2k.

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