Lifestyle magazine Country & Town House has announced the following interiors team updates:

• Hatta Byng (pictured, left) joins as Contributing Editor. Hatta is a design writer and the former Editor of House & Garden, where she worked for almost 20 years. With a background in art and architectural history, and her early career working in interior design on an array of different projects, she is a respected voice in the design world. She will be writing a column in every issue, starting with ‘The Importance of Comfort’ in the March/April issue.
• Emma Redmayne (pictured, centre) joins as Commercial Consultant. Emma previously led Condé Nast’s Home division as Chief Business Officer, in particular working on House & Garden and The World of Interiors. At Country & Town House she will spearhead the homes and interiors commercial division.
• Olive McHugh (pictured, right) joins as Senior Account Director, Homes and Interiors. Having previously worked on House & Garden and The World of Interiors, she brings extensive experience in the luxury interiors space. In her new role, she will support brands in connecting with Country & Town House’s highly engaged, design-focused audience through creative, results-driven advertising solutions.
• Serena Knight, who previously looked after a range of fashion and lifestyle clients at Country & Town House, will now join the homes and interiors division as Account Director. Serena has worked at the intersection of editorial, brand strategy and design in luxury publishing for over 12 years, including a decade at Condé Nast across Glamour, Condé Nast Traveller, BRIDES and GQ. In her new role, she will create impactful interiors collaborations that bring design-led brands closer to engaged, style-conscious audiences through thoughtful, relevant storytelling.
• Charlie Colville remains Digital Style Editor but will oversee the digital interiors section within this role.
• Carole Annett remains Interiors Director, overseeing and leading this new chapter for Country & Town House’s homes and interiors content.

These appointments will commence with a 20-page ‘On Design’ special in the March/April issue (on newsstands 11 March). Further to this, the May/June issue will include a 20-page kitchens and bathrooms specials, for which commercial bookings are now open.