Jony Ive and Marc Newson designed a $250,000 all-diamond ring for charity

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Apple design chief Jony Ive and his design partner Marc Newson have collaborated frequently on designs for charity in the past. Sometimes they hit the mark, like with this one-of-a-kind Leica camera; other times, it’s a swing and a miss, like this spooky Christmas tree that would look right at home in the White House. Their latest collaboration, a ring made entirely from a single diamond, is over-the-top luxury and I love it. The ring will be up for a (RED) charity auction at Design Miami on December 5th, and Sotheby’s estimates that the ring will go for $150,000 to $250,000.

Ive, who loves minimalism so much that his idea of a perfect magazine cover is a blank one, has once again applied that concept to a diamond ring, opting to...

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