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[[File:Chris Stringer 033020.png|thumb|Stringer in 2019]]<br />
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'''Christopher Stringer''' (born 9 March 1965) is an [[industrial design]]er, formerly of [[Apple Inc.|Apple]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/meet-the-members-of-apples-elite-industrial-design-team-2012-8|title =Meet the Members of Apples Elite Industrial Design Team|last=Fiegerman|first=Seth|date=August 13, 2012|website=Business Insider|access-date=August 13, 2012}}</ref> During his 22 years at Apple (1995-2017), he contributed to the design of the [[PowerBook]], [[iMac]], [[iPod]], [[iPhone]],<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/christopher-stringer-apple_n_1726382|title =Christopher Stringer, Apple Design Veteran, Calls iPhone Crafters Maniacal|last=Gupta|first=Poornima|date=July 31, 2012|website=Huffington Post|access-date=July 31, 2012}}</ref> [[iPad]], [[MacBook]], [[Apple Watch]], [[Apple Pencil]], [[HomePod]], [[USB-C]]. He currently holds over 1,400 [[patents]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://richcandies.com/real-difference-google-apple/|title =The Real Difference Between Apple and Google|last=Nadeem|first=Mohammad|date=February 28, 2017|website=Rich Candies|access-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.patentsview.org/web/#detail/inventor/D366865-1|title =Christopher J. Stringer 1270 Patents|website=Patents View|access-date=March 12, 2019}}</ref> and was the key industrial design witness for Apple during the Apple vs. [[Samsung]] trial in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-vs-samsung-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-patent-trial-of-the-century-2012-7|title =Apple vs. Samsung: Everything You Need To Know About the Trial of the Century|last=Fiegerman|first=Seth|date=July 30, 2012|website=Business Insider|access-date=July 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://allthingsd.com/20120731/apple-literally-designs-its-products-around-a-kitchen-table/|title =Apple Literally Designs Its Products Around a Kitchen Table|last=Fried|first=Ina|date=July 31, 2012|website=All Things D|access-date=July 31, 2012}}</ref> In 2018 he founded audio brand Syng,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90508816/ex-apple-designer-to-launch-a-product-that-competes-with-apple-itself|title=Ex-Apple designer to launch a product that competes with Apple itself |date=26 May 2020 }}</ref> where he is the Founder and Chief Design Officer.<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Christopher Stringer was born 9 March 1965 in [[Australia]], to English parents, who moved back to England in 1970, initially to the North West of England, then as a teenager to Stourbridge in the West Midlands, where he attended Redhill Secondary School, followed by King Edward VI Sixth Form College to do A levels until 1983. In 1986 he graduated from [[North Staffordshire Polytechnic]] and earned an [[industrial design]] BA (Hons) degree. He then moved to [[London]] in 1986 to attend the [[Royal College of Art]], where he graduated with a [[Master of Design]] degree in 1988. In 2017 he left Apple to pursue new interests.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cultofmac.com/474677/apple-loses-veteran-designer/|title =The lead designer of the original iPhone is leaving Apple|last=Hein|first=Buster|date=July 30, 2012|website=Cult of Mac|access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.syngspace.com www.syngspace.com]<br />
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