2019-06-01 Homes and Gardens

Lessthan 20 yearson,we’realready

smilingwrylyabouta ‘WorkingFrom

Home’headlineona storyabout

craftspeopleandthefactthe

mastheadlisteda faxnumberfor

readerenquiries.Content-wise,

scentedcandles,Buddhasandthe

philosophyoffengshuiallgotmore

coveragethantheymeritedinthe

earlyyearsofthenewmillennium.

TheobsessionwithNewAgedecor

wasperhapsourunwittinglastgrasp

fora simplelifebeforetheonslaught

ofa thingcalledtheInternet.Asthe

restofthemediaworldbecame

obsessedwitha celebrityandreality

culture,Homes&Gardensreturned

toitsinteriorsroots,makingheroes

ofthenewbreedoftextiledesigners,

craftspeople,e-trepreneurs, boutique

retailers,florists...

A centurysincelaunching,we’re

updatingInstagramonourphone

ratherthancaringforfoxfur,butwe

stilllovea moodboard,a colourcard

anda fabricswatch.It’sgoodtoknow

some things never change...&

ourHeroes

Thegreatandgoodhavealwaysgracedourpages– here’s

a roll call of esteemed alumni whose homes have featured

AAMilne,writer

HaroldNicolson& Vita

Sackville-West,writers

SirJohnReith,director

general,BBC

SirGilesScott,architect

DodieSmith,writer

SirJohnGielgud,actor

RebeccaWest,writer

AnthonyEden,politician

CaryGrant,actor

Constance Cummings,

actress

DavidLloydGeorge,

politician

SirNoëlCoward,actor

ConstanceSpry,florist

JamesMason,actor

LordRichardAttenborough,

actoranddirector

SirIanMcKellen,actor

BerylReid,actress

LeonardRossiter,actor

GuyLaroche,

fashiondesigner

OzzyOsbourne,musician

RubyWax,comic

JulianMetcalfe,founder,

PretA Manger

Jasper Conran, designer

00 s & 10 s

pHotograpHs

(archive images) pixeleyes, (scandi) david lovatti

the Brave new digital world

Pattern(left),

Instagram

andScandi

(above)

definestyle

today.

100

years