Dries Van Noten's House
The only international designer I’ve ever seen in person—and even shaken hands with—is Dries Van Noten. It was in Venice this spring at his palazzo, which he had transformed into a haute couture exhibition.
Forty years ago, Dries launched his own clothing brand. All these years, he personally defined the brand’s aesthetic: complex colors, floral prints, embroidery, vintage fabrics, art, and incredible combinations of pieces.
In 2024, Dries held his final fashion show as creative director and stepped away from working on collections. Now he spends much of his time at his Belgian estate, surrounded by a vast garden he has tended for decades.
In the mid-1990s, Dries discovered the old Ringenhof estate near the Belgian town of Lier. The house was built in the 1840s. The neoclassical building is surrounded by a massive 22-hectare park.
No one had lived in the house for decades. The floors had rotted away. You could see the sky through the roof. The basement was flooded. The vast park had become overgrown. Dries rolled up the sleeves of his stylish sweater and set about restoring its beauty.
The house’s interiors reflect Van Noten’s own style: Chinese furniture alongside European antiques, Japanese artifacts, antique rugs, paintings by Belgian artists, items from auctions, and pieces from the collections of Yves Saint Laurent and the Dukes of Devonshire.
The designer never sought perfect combinations. He likes it when eras, colors, and textures clash with one another.
But the main attraction here isn’t even the house—it’s the garden. Dries loved it so much that he would readily interrupt a business meeting to go mow the lawn, simply because the sun had finally come out after a week of rain.
Today, it’s one of the most beautiful private gardens in Belgium. Old beech trees, hydrangeas, peonies, and poppies. Lakes, meadows, and greenhouses. Dries constantly picks flowers from the garden for his home and makes jam from the berries and fruits he grows.
The designer doesn’t allow journalists into the house, and there are only a few photos of the interior from a 2014 Vogue shoot. I found a way to get more photos: I took screenshots from a little-known interview with Dries about his garden and flowers, ran them through a neural network, and obtained exclusive shots of the estate’s interiors. Enjoy.
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