Apple's chief design officer Jonathan Ive is set to replace James Dyson as chancellor of London's Royal College of Art. Ive's appointment was announced today in a statement released by the RCA. He will formally begin the role as chancellor in July 2017, succeeding Dyson, who is opening his own university in September. On his appointment, Ive – who previously attacked design schools for failing to
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