"Meta hired longtime Apple design leader Alan Dye to head a new creative studio inside Reality Labs.Reality Labs? Didn't we just hear that's being consolidated? Just when you thought Meta would get out of the hardware game, where it's gotten its ass kicked, they double down on a design lab for fashionable, Apple-y, devices. Dye spent over twenty years at Apple, including leadership roles on the design of iOS, watchOS, and hardware products."
"Basilico helped manage partnerships with Meta along with the internal development of camera enabled eyewear under the Ray Ban brand. His exit comes during a period of restructuring within the company as it tries to balance its traditional eyewear business with rising demand for smart glasses. Earlier this year, Meta bought 5% of the Italian eyewear maker. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say with Alan Dye departure, there may be an opening at Apple."
Meta hired longtime Apple design leader Alan Dye to lead a new creative studio inside Reality Labs, focusing on spatial interfaces, industrial design language, and wearable aesthetics. Dye spent over twenty years at Apple in leadership roles across iOS, watchOS, and hardware, positioning him to influence forthcoming wearable products. The hire signals Meta doubling down on fashionable, Apple‑like hardware despite prior struggles and internal consolidation. EssilorLuxottica executive Rocco Basilico will leave in January amid restructuring as the company balances traditional eyewear with rising smart‑glasses demand; Meta bought a 5% stake in EssilorLuxottica earlier this year.
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