Fashion designers' newest homeware collections


Betty Jackson fashion and homeware
Cobalt blue hits Betty Jackson's A/W catwalk and homeware
© Betty Jackson

Love the labels in your wardrobe? With fashion's biggest names turning their hands to homeware, it's time to bring some catwalk style into your living room. Just in time for London Fashion Week, we reveal the best of the Autumn/Winter 09 collections.

1. Betty Jackson mixes up her muses

The Grande Dame of British fashion, Betty Jackson, has always been strongly inspired by art. In fact, her initial idea was to put paintings onto cloth and cut them into clothes. This blending of genres continues with Jackson's Autumn/Winter 09 homeware range, which is informed by her fashion collection. Strong geometric shapes, clean lines and accents of cobalt blue fill both catwalk and home this season. Combine all three ingredients with the striking Blue Droplet bed linen (left, from £18) at Debenhams.

  • Missoni Home - Jarris Cushion - 156 - 40x40cm

    2. Missoni's house couture

    Who would have thought that an Italian seamstress meeting the son of a Serbian countess and an Italian sea captain, would result in one of the world’s most famous knitwear companies? These days, Missoni's characteristic bold prints adorn homeware. Their Autumn/Winter 09 collection has gone all tropical with a striking china teapot (£126) and flirtatious duvet (£244), both from Amara. But we've got a soft spot for the classic Jarris cushion, left (Amara, £94). As founder Rosita Missoni says: 'The home is an extension of fashion.'

  • Charcoal Rose Bedding

    3. Lulu Guinness: 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 the crowning glory in her Autumn/Winter 09 collection, the divine Charcoal Rose Bedding (£15) from Dotmaison.

  • Red petal cushion

    4. John Rocha is the interiors rebel

    '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. Show your rebellious side this season with a bold Red petal cushion (£32) from Debenhams.

  • Crystal candelabra

    5. Julien MacDonald sparkles on and off the catwalk

    True to form, Julien MacDonald’s Autumn/Winter 09 catwalk collection is full of luxurious fabrics and jewel embellishments. And his new season homeware collection is just as glitzy. Bring some bling to the table with a sparkling crystal candelabra (£36) from Debenhams.

  • Orla Kiely Rowan Sideboard Orange & White Doors

    6. Orla Kiely brings Irish charm to Heal's

    'Beautiful and useful' is the mantra of fashion designer Orla Kiely. For Autumn/Winter 09, the Queen of the stem print has teamed up with Heal's to create a range of über–hip furniture. Try the beautiful walnut sideboard (£1,495) from Heal's, for retro dining with a twist.

  • Paul Smith Tea pot

    7. Paul Smith is a design favourite

    England’s number one fashion designer Paul Smith is so popular with the interiors crowd that he was asked to decorate Villa Reale for the 2009 Milan Furniture Fair. His new Christmas collection includes a cool collaboration with Apple (hitting shops soon). We previewed the sexy laptop case (£60) and iPhone case (£79) and were smitten. Also new are the hand–knitted tea cosies – perfect for keeping this gold–embellished Tea Pot (£250) toasty warm.

  • Wedgwood Vera Wang With Love Teapot

    8. Vera Wang is more than a dressmaker

    ‘I’ve long believed that the eye runs naturally from the catwalk to the kitchen,' says all–inspiring editor of US Vogue, Anna Wintour. In 2002, wedding dress legend Vera Wang turned her hand to crystal and china creations, which were an instant hit with fashionistas. This season’s most darling find is the gold-rimmed With Love teapot (£122) from John Lewis. Share a cuppa with your better half – romance guaranteed.

  • Multi coloured squares triptych on canvas

    9. Ben de Lisi's whimsical homeware

    ‘It’s important to have a sense of whimsy when you design anything’, says Ben de Lisi. And his new homeware collection for Autumn/Winter 09 certainly has more than a touch of imagination. Add quirk to your living room the bold Multi-coloured squares triptych on canvas – a mydeco favourite – (£25) from Debenhams.

  • Grey velvet quilted bedspread

    10. Jasper Conran takes over the family business

    Jasper Conran burst onto the catwalk in 1978 with his first womenswear collection. But it wasn't long before he followed in his famous father's footsteps and turned to interiors. His Autumn/Winter 09 offerings buck the Eighties trend with a largely muted palette. Welcome winter tucked beneath this cuddly Mink velvet quilted bedspread (£116) at Debenhams.

    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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Lisa Remi

Posted | 17th September

I love seeing designers extend their talent to interiors as well. It's exciting.

lisa kate clayton

Posted | 17th September

Always loved the Jasper Conran range-and love Orla Kielys great walnut sideboard-think designers doing interiors on the high street is fantastic!

Harry

Posted | 11th September 2008

Does anyone think fashion designers are selling out when they flog home stuff? I'm undecided...

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