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IDESIGN THE IDESIGN INTERVIEW<br />
Andrew Green<br />
Co-Founder &<br />
Creative Director<br />
IPAD 2 BUYERS’ GUIDE<br />
Previously employed by Griffin and DLO, Andrew<br />
Green was involved in a number of major product<br />
releases for both iPod accessory developers before<br />
starting Twelve South. Originally militantly Maconly<br />
(“If a PC user wants to use our products, they’ll<br />
have to buy a Mac”), Twelve South now supports<br />
both the Mac and iPad; Green told us about past<br />
hits and whether iPod/iPhone add-ons are coming.<br />
On Twelve South’s Design Focus<br />
Twelve South’s products and marketing have literally<br />
put Apple’s designs on a pedestal. “Our accessories<br />
are not the stars of the show,” notes Green. “The<br />
Apple hardware is. We are there to help the Mac or<br />
iPad do what it does, only better.... Our mission is to<br />
accentuate Apple hardware with complementary<br />
design and innovative ideas to help elevate the whole<br />
Apple platform in our small, but unique, way. “<br />
On Prototyping<br />
BookArc’s hand-sketched, paperwrapped<br />
box prototypes inspired<br />
later Twelve South packaging.<br />
The BookArc prototype was<br />
“made from a bent piece of steel<br />
with split tubing for MacBook<br />
protection,” Green recalls.<br />
On Moving From Mac to iPad... and Beyond?<br />
A version of BookArc was the company’s first iPad stand. “From our<br />
perspective, the iPad is still just an advanced Mac accessory,”<br />
explains Green. “After all, the very first thing you do when you<br />
get a new iPad is plug it into your Mac!... That said, we are still<br />
Mac/Apple hyper-focused. Apple’s products inspire us. Making<br />
accessories that help integrate Apple products into user’s<br />
lives is all we want to do. Our favorite customer feedback is<br />
when we hear ‘I bought a Mac/iPad partially because I wanted<br />
to accessorize it with a Twelve South product.’ Believe it or<br />
not, we hear that all the time. As to whether or not we’ll ever<br />
accessorize any other Apple hardware, we’re not opposed to it.”<br />
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