Carolyn Donnelly: 'Go the extra mile and use a tablecloth. It only takes a moment'

It’s the curation of a collection that excites the designer, says she whose summer homeware collection in Dunnes Stores  has something for 'every room in the home'

Designer Carolyn Donnelly, creator of the Eclectic collection for Dunnes Stores.

Fashion designers switching to interiors seems to be a natural and successful transition. Just think of Versace and Ralph Lauren, with H&M and Next doing it more affordably.

I remember a particularly disastrous design partnership some years back between a luxury car brand and a high-end kitchen appliance manufacturer who made a much-hyped-up kettle.