For an easy autumn/winter refresh, look no further than the profusion of creative collaborations between big brands – including high-street favourites – and high-end designers and artists.
It’s a great way to buy into some high-end design by talented creatives, but at reassuringly normal prices. Here’s our pick of the best homeware collaborations on the high street right now.
Next is adding lighting and rugs to this successful ongoing partnership with an artist – no stranger to a collaboration – known for her gloriously uplifting, bold botanical prints, including these joyful lamps.
Floral bobbin table lamp, £70
next.co.uk
Floral ceramic table lamp, £110
next.co.uk
A highly covetable collab tapping into the vibrant, bohemian aesthetic of the ex-Vogue duo – former fashion directors Lucinda Chambers and Serena Hood – behind lifestyle brand, Collagerie. The range includes bed linen, towels, tableware, cushions and lighting.
Jaipur lacquer tray, £25
johnlewis.com
Delicate fern bedding, from £90
johnlewis.com
Scallop candle holder, £30
johnlewis.com
The third collection in this successful collab launches in October. It takes inspiration from Apfel, the late, great style maven who died earlier this year, and her collection of vintage scarves and textiles.
Suzani rug, from £119
ruggable.co.uk
Good things are happening at the high street institution, and that includes its collaboration with interior designer and queen of moody minimalism Kelly Hoppen. The collection includes everything from throws to vase and more.
Scallop edge vase, £35
marksandspencer.com
This inspiring collaboration brings a contemporary rethink of the 149-year-old company Morris & Co, co-founded by Arts and Crafts pioneer William Morris and still known for its richly ornamental style. There’s a fine selection of furniture and accessories, including armchairs, coffee tables, curtains and bedding.
Merton sunflower armchair, £500
argos.co.uk
Hammersmith marble coffee table, £150
habitat.co.uk
Zara Home has teamed up with the Paris-based textile house Tensira, known for championing West African craftsmanship. The result is an earthy collection of linens featuring simple stripes and gingham.
Gingham cotton cushion cover, blue, from £49.99
zarahome.com
Striped cotton cushion cover, brown, £79.99
zara.com
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Barker and Stonehouse x English Heritage
Some of English Heritage’s most celebrated country houses, from Charles Darwin’s former home, Down House, to the Isle of Wight’s Osborne House, home to Queen Victoria, provide the inspiration for this collaboration. The furniture collection, nonetheless, reflects 21st-century lifestyles.
Quarry chenille large four-seater sofa, £1,859
barkerandstonehouse.co.uk
10×10 is a series that celebrates a decade of Floor Story’s collaborations with 10 special edition rugs and an exhibition at September’s London Design Festival. It showcases graphic, contemporary rugs by artists and designers such as including Camille Walala, 2LG, Diane Bresson and more.
Off Cut by Diane Bresson, from £990
floorstory.co.uk
Pill by 2LG Studio, from £2,535
floorstory.co.uk
Pink Noise by Camille Walala, from £1,430
floorstory.co.uk
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Graphenstone x Kate Watson-Smyth
Watson-Smyth, known for her hugely popular interiors website Mad About the House, has joined forces with sustainable paint company Graphenstone for an eco range, the Italian Collection. The 12 colours are based on the interiors expert’s life in her vibrant home near Turin.
The Italian Collection: Bianca Italia, from £27.50 for one litre
graphenstone-ecopaints.store
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Harlequin x Henry Holland
This collection sees fashion designer-turned-ceramicist Holland plundering Britishtextile house Harlequin’s archive. He blends that inspiration with references to his own charmingly offbeat pottery across fabrics and wallpaper.
Connor wallpaper, £79 per roll
janeclayton.co.uk
The Welsh lifestyle brand has long worked with emerging craftspeople to bring their handmade goods to a wider audience. This year, its collaborations include those with ceramicist Polly Liu and slipware potter Frances Savage, with pieces like these pleasingly rustic, handmade platters and mugs.
Polly Liu platter plate, £50
toa.st
Frances Savage mug, £35
toa.st
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Hillarys x Poodle & Blonde
Blinds and curtains in a glamorous, retro-inspired range of fabrics – from bold bamboo to subtle geometrics – designed by vintage-loving design team, Poodle & Blonde, who put their own contemporary twist on mid-century nostalgia.
Chain of Fools Mono roman blinds, from £193
hillarys.co.uk
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Yinka Ilori for MoMA Design Store
This exclusive collection sees the British-Nigerian design wunderkind working with recycled leather to create exuberant placemats and coasters, riffing on the theme of unity and togetherness. Note: shipping from the US will be extra – factor in £25 to ship these coasters to the UK.
Yinka Ilori recycled leather coasters, set of 4, £21
store.moma.org
Zara Home and Collagerie (again) launched this colourful collection of offbeat homeware – a spanning furniture, textiles, lighting and accessories – earlier this summer. The striking pieces include lamps, linens and tableware.
Woven chair with metal structure, £189.99
zarahome.com
Textured wavy ceramic vase, £49.99
zara.com
Cutlery set with multicoloured resin handles, £23.99
zara.com
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Kate Jacobs is a freelance writer, specialising in design, interiors and gardens. For her own home, she gets the biggest buzz from finding pieces at car boot fairs and charity shops and even things dumped in the street. She is currently trying to keep on top of a serious Facebook Marketplace habit
