But when the ThinkPad was on the design table, most of the creative work on laptops was handled by engineers, who were focused on functionality.Īccording to David Hill, who until his recent retirement led ThinkPad design for over 20 years, the first ThinkPad wasn’t a clamshell at all - its original design involved a tablet with a stylus. Today companies like Apple have underscored the importance of design in their products. Sapper was hired by IBM to do something no other PC company had: to create a laptop that was both a beautiful object and a fully functional PC. (The lamp is showcased today in art displays and museums as a masterclass of function embracing form.) Mr.
The person behind the ThinkPad’s inception was Richard Sapper, a famed German designer best known for creating the Tizio Lamp in 1972.
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