The secrets behind the computer: an exclusive interview with Lenovo's vice president of design. Lenovo inaugurated a new series under the iconic ThinkPad business computer brand, something that hadn't happened in many years.

"Instead of using natural cow leather, we used vegan (artificial) leather, but the thing I'm most proud of is the packaging: we used to put everything in plastic bags, with tags and a lot of plastic," says Brian Leonard. "It takes a whole village to create great things," says chief designer of the computer division.