from the editor
Ask anyone who works in publishing and they will tell you looking back is not something we are wont to do. Ours is an industry always looking ahead; what is new and next – and while it is a philosophy that has always kept House & Garden at the forefront of the design zeitgeist, perhaps it is time to take a moment to reflect. Like it or not, this time of year always ushers in a sense of introspection, a taking stock of the past 12 months, the highs, lows and plateaus. Perhaps it is the liminality of this period, the breathless push to the grand finale and then, just like that, we are flipping the calendar back to January and the year before becomes ancient history. I have always found…