Christopher Stringer

{{short description|British industrial designer}}

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Christopher Stringer (born 9 March 1965) is an industrial designer, formerly of Apple.{{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}} During his 22 years at Apple (1995-2017), he contributed to the design of the PowerBook, iMac, iPod, iPhone,{{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}} iPad, MacBook, Apple Watch, Apple Pencil, HomePod, USB-C. He currently holds over 1,400 patents,{{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}}{{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}} and was the key industrial design witness for Apple during the Apple vs. Samsung trial in 2012.{{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}}{{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}} In 2018 he founded audio brand Syng,{{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 }} where he is the Founder and Chief Design Officer.