The September issue is always something of an oddity; so often, due to the quirks of magazine production, we are saying farewellThis sense of transience is reflected in ‘Meet the Edwardians’ – Luke Honey's examination of the narrow window between the death of Queen Victoria and the outbreak of the First World War. In design terms, the Edwardian era is sometimes dismissed as a period that never truly found momentum. But, as Will Farmer and Michael Baggott explain, the ceramics, glass and silver of the period display plenty of ingenuity and playful optimism, and, for collectors, there are various bargains to be had.
