US EditionHalide Cofounder Sebastiaan De With Joins Apple's Design Team
Sebastiaan de With returns to Apple’s human interface design team following leadership changes including the departure of Alan Dye and internal reorganizations.
- On January 29, 2026, Sebastiaan de With, Halide and Lux co-founder and designer, said on Threads/X that he has joined Apple's human interface design team.
- Amid growing leadership changes, de With's hire follows Alan Dye's December departure and John Ternus's recent design oversight role, Bloomberg reported last week.
- De With, who co-founded Halide and Lux, led design for those apps and previously collaborated with Apple on iCloud, MobileMe and Find My, with work also for Sony, Mozilla, Oracle, HP and T‑Mobile.
- Ben Sandofsky said Halide will continue to be developed by Lux, and Lux released a public preview of Halide Mark III focusing on the Looks feature.
- Since Jony Ive left in 2022, no single figure has personified Apple's design approach, and de With's return amid mixed reactions to Liquid Glass could influence its human interface direction.
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Halide co-founder Sebastiaan de With is joining Apple’s design team
Sebastiaan de With, known for his work on apps like Halide, Kino, and Orion as the co-founder of Lux, is joining Apple's design team, he announced today. "So excited to work with the very best team in the world on my favorite products," de With says in his post. Some big personal news: I've joined the Design Team at Apple. So excited to work with the very best team in the world on my favorite products. ✌️- Sebastiaan de With (@sdw.bsky.social) …
Halide co-founder joins Apple's design team
Apple picked up an intriguing new member for its design team today in Sebastiaan de With, co-founder of the iPhone camera app Halide. He announced the move today on Threads, adding, "So excited to work with the very best team in the world on my favorite products."The Halide app has caught our eye at Engadget at several points over the years. de With also is co-founder of Lux, which is Halide's parent company. The other Lux apps also have an emph…
Halide cofounder Sebastiaan de With joins Apple's design team
Halide and Lux co-founder and designer Sebastiaan de With announced today that he is joining Apple’s human interface design team. This marks a return to Apple for de With, who previously worked as a freelancer for the company on projects including Find My, MobileMe, and iCloud. more…
The well-known app designer Sebastiaan de With, co-founder of the iPhone camera app Halide, strengthens Apple's design team and contributes to human interface design.
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