Sebastiaan de With is the co-founder of Lux, maker of Halide, and previously labored on the iCloud and Discover My groups at Apple, however now he is set to return to Apple and is becoming a member of the Design Workforce.
Apple is such a secretive firm that its staff are likely to go about their enterprise as unknown entities. Nevertheless, the corporate does rent figures from the Apple neighborhood occasionally, and after they’re distinguished, like Serenity Caldwell, their sudden disappearance into Apple Park is instantly seen.
On Wednesday night, Sebastiaan de With, co-founder of Lux and maker of professional digicam app Halide, shared that he’s becoming a member of Apple. He beforehand labored for Apple on the iCloud/MobileMe crew and likewise labored on Discover My.
This time, he is becoming a member of Apple’s Design Workforce, which is critical given the completely unimaginable work that has gone into his apps like Halide, Kino, and Spectre. One may hope that he’ll assist revitalize the Apple Digicam app.
Some massive private information: I’ve joined the Design Workforce at Apple.
So excited to work with the perfect crew on the earth on my favourite merchandise.
— Sebastiaan de With (@sdw.bsky.social) Jan 28, 2026 at 4:41 PM
AppleInsider reached out to Ben Sandofsky, the opposite Lux co-founder, and requested about the way forward for Lux. He had simply launched a preview of Halide Mark III hours in the past, and shared an announcement with us, embedded beneath.
I’ve by no means been extra optimistic about the way forward for Lux and Halide. Immediately we launched the general public preview of Halide Mark III, and the reception is extra constructive than we presumably may have hoped.
As we talked about within the announcement publish at the moment, we have been working with legendary crew at The Iconfactory on Mark III. We’re additionally tremendous excited to be collaborating with the famend colorist Cullen Kelly on the brand new appears in Mark III.
Ten years in the past I began Halide, and for ten years, I lead product, ran the enterprise, and coded virtually all the pieces. Apart from the paywall. I hate engaged on fee screens. However I constructed all the pieces else, and design was all the time a collaborative expertise.
So in brief, Halide goes nowhere. This has been my full time job since 2019, and I could not think about doing anything.
Clearly, Lux has zero plans of going anyplace, so followers need not fear.
No matter Apple’s plans for Sebastiaan de With, he will certainly be a wonderful addition to the Design Workforce. There should be time for him to contribute some refinements to iOS 27, however his affect will doubtless slowly present up via the replace cycle.