Ruthie's Table 4: Jony Ive

Ruthie Rogers and Jony Ive

One of the questions I’m often asked is where and when did you meet Sir Jony Ive, the person whose designs changed the world?

The answer is we met at the White House at a spectacular State Dinner in 2012, when Barack Obama was President and hope was in the air.

We were like orphans—neither my husband Richard nor Jony's wife Heather could come and we had both recently lost our best friends and work partners, for him Steve Jobs and for me Rose Gray.

It was the beginning of one of the most important friendships I have.

Jony’s designs for Apple with Steve Jobs transformed the way we live. On my wrist is the Apple Watch, counting my steps and checking my heartbeat. On FaceTime last night, I read a bedtime story to my granddaughter.

Often the last thing I read at night is a text from Jony on my iPhone asking ‘How are you, Ruthie? How was your day?’

Today, my friend is not 5,000 miles away but here in The River Cafe next to me.

As close as can be.

Listen to Ruthie’s Table 4 made in partnership with Moncler.
Ruthie Rogers and Sir Jony Ive