Its clients include home rental company Airbnb Inc and Italian luxury car maker Ferrari. He spent more than two decades at the tech giant before leaving in 2019, and led the design of the candy-colored iMacs that helped Apple re-emerge from near death in the 1990s as well as the design of the iPhone.Pinterest Inc (PINS.N) said on Thursday co-founder Evan Sharp is leaving the company to join LoveFrom, a firm led by Jony Ive, the designer of many iconic Apple products. Pinterest has announced co-founder Evan Sharp is exiting his full-time role with the company, where he's served as chief design & creative officer, in order to join Jony Ive at his new creative. Sharp built Pinterest’s original platform and oversaw its rapid growth in the past decade, and most recently served as the company’s chief design and creative officer. Discover Detailed Biography Of Evan Sharp Wiki, Net Worth, Age, Famil. In 2018, Jony Ive, British industrial designer and outgoing Chief Design Officer (CDO) of Apple, chose Sharp as the figure in technology he believes will change the future. Sharp founded the online scrapbook and photo-sharing platform along with Ben Silbermann, who is the company’s chief executive officer, and Paul Sciarra, who left in 2012. On the 10th anniversary of Steve Jobss death, Jony Ive remembers the last day. Interviewed by Wired Magazine, Ive said about Sharp: He understands that complex problems can be simplified and often resolved visually. He will transition into an advisory role and continue to serve as a board member, the company said in a blogpost. Ive co-founded design firm LoveFrom with fellow designer Marc Newson. “LoveFrom is a creative collective”, the firm’s website says. Its clients include home rental company Airbnb Inc (ABNB.O) and Italian luxury car maker Ferrari. Ive was a close creative collaborator with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. (This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.He spent more than two decades at the tech giant before leaving in 2019, and led the design of the candy-colored iMacs that helped Apple re-emerge from near death in the 1990s as well as the design of the iPhone. (Additional reporting by Noor Zainab Hussain in Bengaluru Editing by Maju Samuel) Sharp founded the online scrapbook and photo-sharing platform along with Ben Silbermann, who is the company's chief executive officer, and Paul Sciarra, who left in 2012. News of the potential deal comes less than a week after Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp announced plans to leave the company to join LoveFrom, a firm led by Jony Ive, the designer of many iconic Apple products. PayPal's shares were down about 3.5%, while Pinterest's shares were up over 10% at $61.55.
The source requested anonymity as the discussions are confidential. PayPal and Pinterest did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. The price would represent a 26% premium to Pinterest's closing price of $55.58 on Tuesday. The companies have discussed a potential price of $70 per share, which would value Pinterest at around $39 billion, according to Bloomberg News.
Payments giant PayPal Holdings Inc is in talks to buy digital pinboard site Pinterest Inc, according to a person directly familiar with the matter.
Reuters | Updated: 20-10-2021 21:38 IST | Created: 20-10-2021 21:35 IST Representative image Image Credit: Pixabay
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