House & Garden to fold

[kimair]

from wwd...
i really liked the last issue (with gwyneth paltrow on the cover)
wonder if this means more issues for vogue living...

Conde Nast will reveal today that it will fold House & Garden with the December issue and shut down its Web site, houseandgarden.com. A spokeswoman for Condé Nast confirmed the closure.

Speculation about House & Garden's demise swirled since publisher Joe Lagani abruptly left the magazine last month to join Glam.com.

“This has been a difficult decision to come to but we feel it is one that must be made at this time," said Conde Nast president and chief executive officer Charles Townsend. "I would like to thank Dominique Browning and the entire staff for their award-winning efforts throughout the years.

“With the unexpected departure of the publisher of the magazine, we decided to take a serious look and reevaluate the title,” said Townsend. “Our investment in House & Garden throughout the years has been substantial and we no longer believe it is a viable business investment for the company.”

 

[MissMagAddict]

Thank you for the info KimairI'd better call & tell them what to do before they try to give me a subscription to Glamour

 

[bluejeans]

it's always sad to see a magazine fold but if it can no longer be made profitable then i guess it's the only way.

off topic but as i was interested then maybe other people reading this thread will be, here is gwyneth paltros cover and article from last months issue.

http://inaword-fab.blogspot.com/2007/10/gwyneth-paltrow-covers-house-and-garden.html

 

[JFCoelho]

I am beyond bummed that H&G is folding. I thinkt it's one of the better ones out there. Evidently, not everyone agrees.

 

[Bela Lugosi]

I'll always have the Chloe Sevigny issue I stole from a school

 

[jackieonassis]

Oh no! I love House and Garden!

 

[tigerrouge]

Don't forget there's still the UK edition - I know, I know, not quite the same, but it's still an edition of H&G. It's recently celebrated its 60th anniversary and is going strong.

http://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/

 

[MissMagAddict]

The UK edition of House & Garden couldn't be any more different than the US...stuffy is the word that immediately comes to mindI'd say if you enjoy US House & Garden then UK Elle Decoration would be more your style

 

[ShoeLady]

Office closes this Friday!!!

 

[adorefaith]

oh this is sad news...i really like house & garden...
their website is great too...i always enjoy browsing..
thanks for the news kimair..