Hester Van Eeghen is Dutch designer. One could say she designs purses, but she does so much more, shoes, small leather goods, in Holland she is a legend. I became enamored of her designs an of the person when I met her over a year ago. In many ways I think meeting Hester was the catalyst for us ending up in Amsterdam for several days this year.
THE MAGICAL WORLD OF HESTER VAN EEGHEN
Hester Van Eeghen is Dutch designer. One could say she designs purses, but she does so much more, shoes, small leather goods, in Holland she is a legend. I became enamored of her designs and of the person when I met her over a year ago. In many ways I think meeting Hester was the catalyst for us ending up in Amsterdam for several days this year.
Hester is really a lifestyle in many ways, totally unique, very Dutch in her sensibility, sophisticated, practical and whimsical. Spending time with her in Amsterdam was a highlight of our stay there.
On our last night there Hester and her husband Roland invited us to their canal house for dinner. When You wander the streets of Amsterdam and look into every window the way I do getting to actually go inside one of these 17th Century wonders is a real treat. I don’t think all of them have quite the panache of Hester and Roland’s.
You might wonder what Hester and Roland served ~ we had a perfect tomato soup, followed by lemon ravioli with a simple butter sauce, rack of lamb with vegetables, salad and then traditional Dutch desserts, a cherry tart, those wonderful donuts to bring in the New Year, but light and fluffy ones, not heavy and greasy like the ones on the streets, but truth be told I like the greasy ones too and organic ice cream. Unlike here Europeans appear to eat a lot, but the portions are small and you never feel stuffed.
If you want to know more about Hester there is a book about her and her work over the years.
Click the word book and it takes you to Amazon to buy it.
Some of her collection is available in the US at HVEUS.
