Fashion designers in your home

2. From handbags to bedspreads

Not so long ago, Lulu Guinness was whipping up pretty handbags in her basement flat. Now a style icon – she was awarded an OBE for her contribution to the fashion industry – Guinness has turned to homeware. We covet her divine Drawing Room Collection (£200) of cushions and bedspreads from Dotmaison.

3. Fashion favourite

'I give classics just a little kick,' says Paul Smith, England’s number one fashion designer who brightened up the grey business suit with a colourful flower–decorated shirt. Bring your friends over for a traditional tea party with his hand–painted, gold–embellished Tea Pot (£250), and celebrate old Victorian values while demonstrating you know your chic from your antique.

4. Strike a pose

Zandra Rhodes helped put Britain on the fashion map in the 1970s with her flamboyant and often outrageous style, counting Princess Diana and Freddy Mercury among her fans. Now she's got designs on your home. Her fabulous butterfly entertaining platter (£39.88) from Amazon will make a statement on your table top.

5. It's wall so chic

As the design guru behind BIBA, the 70's fashion emporium, Barbara Hulanicki thrilled interior enthusiasts when she turned to homeware. We're keen to spread the word about Hulanicki's smashing designs for Graham & Brown and Habitat like this wallpapers (£30) that ooze the vibrant charm of the 70s. Buy the Biba look.

6. I'll drink to this...

'I am not driven by trend. My style is more about exploring a sense of beauty in silouette and surface and texture,' says Dublin–based fashion favourite John Rocha. Raise a toast to fad defying style with his chic Waterford crystal water glasses (£90 for two) from John Lewis.

7. Irish retro charm

Beautiful and useful is the mantra of fashion designer Orla Kiely. Not only can you deck yourself head–to–toe in her gorgeous 50's clothing, you can now dress your home with mugs and lamp shades bearing her famous stem print. 'Good design is not over designed and functionality is king,' she says. Make a fashionable first impression with this designer doormat (£30) from Heal’s. Buy the Orla Keily look.

8. Sipping in style

We adore Jasper Conran for his couture creations popular with supermodels and for his humble home design. 'I like making the much quieter things that are craft and skill based – that's my love,' he confirms. So Conran continues to conquer British design by creating fashion for the home. This Checkerboard Cup (£12) from Wedgewood shows his skilled craftmanship.

9. Anna Wintour wants...

‘I’ve long believed that the eye runs naturally from the catwalk to the kitchen,' says all–inspiring editor of US Vogue, Anna Wintour. Wedding dress legend Vera Wang has turned to crystal and china creations. Fashionistas covet her fine bone china lace plate (£21) from John Lewis, which bears the delicate femininity that made her fashion collections famous. The lace trend is so this season darling!

10. Falling for interiors

Initially a fresco painter, Allegra Hicks fell into design, quite literally. 'I had a rather awful accident, falling from a ladder and hurting my back, so then I focused my career on interior and fashion design,' she recalls. Like Vanity Fair fashion director Elizabeth Saltzman, we love her bohemian but elegant fabrics, fashion and furniture, like this stylish Printed dandelion linen (£75).

Fashion designers: do their homewares get you in fever of excitement like us, or should they stick to their day jobs? Post your views below.

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