Virginia Fisher

New Zealand-born interior designer Virginia Fisher first came to the publics attention with her very first project, Huka Lodge, Taupo, New Zealand. Commissioned in 1984 by the new owner Alex van Heeren, to create an interior to complement and enhance this extraordinarily beautiful location, Fisher rose magnificently to the task.

New Zealand-born interior designer Virginia Fisher first came to the publics attention with her very first project, Huka Lodge, Taupo, New Zealand. Commissioned in 1984 by the new owner Alex van Heeren, to create an interior to complement and enhance this extraordinarily beautiful location, Fisher rose magnificently to the task.

Drawing on the property's heritage she created an interior and an ambiance that are still considered unrivaled even today. Building on and adding additional layers to the Lodge continues to this day, with the Alan Pye Cottage at Huka Lodge in development stage right now.

Other projects have continued with Alex van Heeren, including the significant heritage wine estate Grande Provence, Franschhoek, South Africa. Yet another superb landscape and an estate soaked in history, having been founded in 1694 by French Huguenots.

Once again Virginia Fisher's great eye for exactly what a property needs to offer its guests came into play. Her innate understanding of just how it should look and feel, both visually and in terms of atmosphere was brought to bear and the end result, truly magnificent.

Virginia Fisher's collaboration with Alex van Heeren have resulted in some of the finest retreats in the world and a group of sister properties known as The Huka Retreats has grown as a result. Fisher's next project, in the near future, is a redevelopment of Alex van Heeren's private island paradise Dolphin Island, Fiji.