Her vintage-inspired designs can be found in stores and galleries from London to Tokyo; while her At Home With Ashley Thomas collaboration with Debenhams has made her a household name. But, as Fiona Stubbs discovers, the place Ashley Thomas really calls home is a lovingly-restored Victorian house in Chesterfield.
SHE serves tea in mugs from one of her earliest collections, then settles down for “a good old natter.” As one of the prestigious Designers At Debenhams, Ashley Thomas regularly rubs shoulders with some of the design world’s biggest names – the likes of Jasper Conran, Ben de Lisi and Jeff Banks – but remains refreshingly down to earth…