Apparently embarking on a broader European expedition, Apple CEO Tim Cook made his way to Germany on Tuesday, after having also visited a third retail store in France.
The executive's first German stop was with an Apple supplier, Dula, in the city of Vreden, a Twitter post. Rather than working on electronics components, Dula crafts fittings and furniture used in Apple's stores.
Cook took a tour of the Dula factory, but as is common for the CEO, didn't say whether he was engaged in any business talks.
Bewundernswerte, auflergew^hnliche Handwerkskunst bei unserem Zulieferer Dula heute Morgen in Vreden ????. Vielen Dank f¸r die Tour!
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook)
Before arriving in Germany, Cook the MarchÈ Saint-Germain Apple store in Paris, where he met with some young iOS developers. The outlet is still extremely new, having only .
Impressed by the creativity of young iOS developers today at Apple MarchÈ Saint-Germain!
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook)
Separately Cook meeting with "JR," an artist with various international projects on his resume, such as photographs of athletes installed on scaffolds around Rio de Janeiro for last year's Summer Olympics.
Yes, art can change the world. The amazing, incomparable .
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook)
Cook has been in Europe since the weekend, visiting stores , as well as people like . He also sat down for a Le Figaro interview, teasing the likelihood of another Parisian store . The CEO is due to to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow.