Abidur Chowdhury (আবিদুর চৌধুরী) is an industrial designer at Apple who gained public recognition for his role in designing and introducing the new iPhone Air. Born and raised in London, England, he has been with Apple since 2019 and is now based in San Francisco

Role: Industrial Designer based in San Francisco, working with Apple's design team since January 2019.

Key achievement: Played a central role in the design of the iPhone Air, which he introduced at Apple's product launch event on September 9, 2025. The event was a rare instance of a designer, rather than a top executive, presenting a new iPhone.

Design philosophy: He is driven by creating "innovative products people can't bear to be without".

Recognized talent: His public visibility marks a new era for Apple, which is beginning to spotlight its individual designers.

Early life: Chowdhury was born and raised in London, England.

Education: He studied Product Design and Technology at Loughborough University, a UK institution known for design and engineering.

Awards: During his studies, he earned several honors, including the James Dyson Foundation Bursary and a Red Dot Design Award in 2016 for his "Plug and Play" concept.

Early career: Before joining Apple, he worked at UK-based firms such as Layer, Cambridge Consultants, and Curventa. He also ran his own design consultancy, Abidur Chowdhury Design, from 2018 to 2019.