9to5Mac is reporting that Apple recently hired former Nike design director Ben Shaffer.
At Nike, Shaffer was the Studio Director of the Innovation Kitchen. This is Nike's research and development lab where new product designs are created. Under Shaffer's lead, Nike was named the most innovative company in 2013 by Fast Company. Nike's Innovation Kitchen has been connected to wearable products like the popular Nike Fuel Band, and most recently, the Flyknit shoe.
The hiring of Shaffer comes just weeks after word surfaced that Appl
