Metropolitan Home
ISSN 0273-2858 | |
Metropolitan Home is an interior design magazine published by Hearst Magazines. The magazine focuses on "high-end modern design and interiors, blended with intelligent reporting, to connect with a progressive reader mindset."
History and profile
The magazine was launched in 1974 as Apartment Life.[1] It focused primarily on urban lifestyles. In April 1981, the publisher rebranded it as Metropolitan Home.[2]
Metropolitan Home was part of the Meredith Corporation until 1992 when it was acquired by Hachette Publications.[3] The first issue under Hachette appeared in January 1993. The publisher reduced it from monthly to bi-monthly publication.[3] Its annual Design 100 issue was their largest selling single issue.
In 2009, Hachette decided to concentrate on its top
In 2016, new owner Hearst began publishing Metropolitan Home.[6]
References
- ^ Stephanie Clifford (9 November 2009). "Metropolitan Home Will Close After Its December Issue". The New York Times. p. B4. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ a b "The Last Page". Advertising Age. 15 December 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ a b Deirdre Carmody (4 November 1992). "Hachette Acquires Metropolitan Home". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ISBN 978-1-317-52453-3. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Bill Mickey (9 November 2009). "Hachette Closing Metropolitan Home". Folio. Access Intelligence. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "Metropolitan Home". subscribe.hearstmags.com.