Nov 16, 2016 7:00 AM

Gallery: Apple's New $300 Book Is as Slick as Its Gadgets

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Apple's new book is a look back at 20 years of industrial design.
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The 450-page book is filled with photographs of Apple products.

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Some photos document products in finished form.
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Others deconstruct them.

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The book also shows the tools used to create the products.
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The original iPhone.

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Apple Watch.
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Photographer Andrew Zuckerman shot the images in Apple's signature stark style.

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The book is dedicated to Steve Jobs.
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Jony Ive explains that the book is meant to act as a window into the processes of creating Apple's design.

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It's meant to show that designing and manufacturing Apple products isn't effortless.
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Even if it looks that way.

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