I just finished reading “iLeadership: The Steve Jobs Way” in which the former Senior Vice President of Apple Computer, Jay Elliot  revisits Steve Jobs remarkable career with its ups and downs. He describes what made Steve Jobs leadership so special. One example is the absolute attention to detail. Jay Elliot describes how Steve jobs visited  the first New York Apple store before its opening and had the flooring redone because he didn’t like how it looked. Naturally I had to check how the store looks and realized that so many of the Apple stores around the world are quite nicely designed.  Note: All of the images below are property of Apple, Inc.

USA – Apple store 5th Avenue, New York

Apple store New York 5th Ave 1

Apple store New York 5th Ave 2

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“Details matter, it’s worth waiting to get it right.” 

 Steve Jobs

 

Spain – Apple store La Maquinista, Barcelona

lamaquinista_Barcelona

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Spain – Apple store Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona

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UK – Apple store Regent Street, London

regentstreet_London

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 “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

Apple Inc.

 

Germany – Apple store Rosenstrasse,  Munich

Apple store Munich Rosenstrasse

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 France – Apple store Carousel du Louvre, Paris

Apple store Careousel du Louvre Paris

inside Apple store Careousel du Louvre Paris

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 Designing a product is designing a relationship.

Steve Rogers

 

Australia – Apple store George Street, Sydney

Apple store George Street Sydney

inside Apple store George Street Sydney

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China – Apple store Sanlitun Road

Apple store Sanlitun Road Beijing

Inside Apple store Beijing

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“Never trust a computer you can’t throw out a window.”

Steve Wozniak

 

China – Apple store IFC Mall, Hong Kong

Apple store IFC mall Hong Kong

inside Apple store IFC Mall Hon Kong

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Japan – Apple store Ginza, Tokyo

Apple store Ginza Tokyo

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