Reuse Inspiration: Architraves
We love salvaging timbers. Both decorative and plain mouldings bring a wealth of potential.
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Taking Stock with Nika Neelova: Memory, Time, and the Hidden Lives of Materials
Nika Neelova, UK based Russian artist, joins Adam and I mid heatwave. In this kind of weather, the shop team has naturally migrated downstairs into the cool of the warehouse, where leaning against…
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Guide to Re-Using W. Lucy & Co Ltd Industrial Shelving
Our current stock of adjustable shelving. Retrouvius salvaged a batch of Lambert’s ‘Perfect Adjustable Shelving’ system from the Patent Office. Here’s our guide to re-using them in your interior project, home or…
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Taking Stock With Charlie Luxton
For the first edition of Taking Stock, Charlie Luxton joins Adam and I at our shop in Kensal Green. Maria and Adam met Charlie shortly after he graduated from the RCA, and conversations…
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Guide to re-using salvaged panelling
Here we check in with our salvage team and design studio to lead you through common questions and inspire the reuse of panelling in your own project. Firstly, Which timber are you working…
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Salvage Haul: Cooper Building Panelling (aka global headquarters for Lloyd’s of London)
From Adam: Yesterday I acquired a large amount of panelling and other timbers. Ranging from burr walnut, London plane to mahogany, the haul includes panelling, cornicing and glazed and panelled doors. Everything had…
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Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy & Furniture School
This week Adam and Paddy were invited by The Boat Building Academy in Lyme Regis to give a talk exploring creativity, craftsmanship, and the art of reuse. The Boat Building Academy was founded…
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Architectural Digest – Pioneers
For our German speaking friends, Adam and the Retrouvius Salvage team invite Architectural Digest Germany to explore the showroom. Out now in the current May 2026 issue. Thank you for visiting us! Imagery:…
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Reuse in action: tapestries
Here we share favourite pieces from our current stock and ideas for how to use them. Verdure tapestries bring the outside in. 17th and 18th century pieces are finely woven in lush foliate…
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Guide to Using Reclaimed Stone
Our guide to incorporating reclaimed stone into your interior design project.
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HOUSE & GARDEN, HG101 Power List
We are delighted to be included in House & Garden’s revamped list of the UK’s most influential designers. Thank you to Talib Choudhry and all the team at House & Garden for continuing…
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Retrouvius Online Course With Create Academy
We’re proud to share our first course made with CREATE ACADEMY. We hope it brings fresh encouragement to those already in the industry and inspires the next generation to confidently reuse and repurpose…
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V&A Talk with Maria Speake and Emily Tobin
Join Maria Speake and Emily Tobin at the Victoria and Albert Museum, on Monday the 20th of April. Drawing on three decades of experience, our founder Maria will discuss practical and personal insights…
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Home Spas & Relaxation
What’s more indulgent than an afternoon soak or steam? These days, inviting a friend round for a cup of tea and a sauna is quite the pastime — socialising with seats in…
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2025: A Year in Review
LAUNCHING OUR BOOK 2025 has been a pivotal and important year for Retrouvius with the publication of our book, “Contemporary Salvage: Designing Homes from a Philosophy of Reuse”. After more than 30 years of Retrouvius and 20…
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Retrouvius Featured in AD Top100
We’re incredibly grateful to have our studio featured in the AD Top100 with ADMagazine and AD Germany — both published this week with AD France including Retrouvius in the Decorators Special. Thank you…
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Baptism by Choir
On Saturday evening, Maria and Adam hosted their first congregation to celebrate their new book. The church near Stroud has been in the hands of Retrouvius for 5 years, undertaking a thoughtful restoration…
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The surprising use of cigar molds in design
If you saw this material, would you know what it is? The motif on the back of our book offers a clue – these sculptural timber forms are, in fact, cigar molds.…
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The Reviews Are In!
What the critics are saying about our book As our book, Contemporary Salvage, Designing Homes from a Philosophy of Reuse, finds its way into the world, we’ve been quietly moved by the words…
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Wool Month – October 2025 – The Many Ways with Wool
Wool: Nature’s Wonder in Design October is National Wool Month – the perfect time to celebrate one of nature’s most enduring, versatile and beautiful materials. From ancient tapestries to modern upholstery, wool has…
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Salvage Stories | Ideas for Re-Using Oak Pilasters
It’s World Architecture Day today and the theme is Design for Strength – which also provides a fitting moment to share one of our salvage successes—a stunning collection of oak pilasters which we…
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How to make and salvage a house: feature in Cabana Magazine
In this thoughtful interview in Cabana Magazine, coinciding with the launch of our book, our co-founder, Maria, talks to Sara Pierdonà showing how Retrouvius’s philosophy marries the art of reuse with considered design,…
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From Guiding Hands to Imaginative Reuse. The surprising material value of the humble handrail
Handrails have a quiet confidence. Positioned along staircases, corridors, balconies — they offer balance, security, guidance. They have an understated presence and sometimes, overlooked. But once removed from their original context, these familiar…
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DESIGN WEEK ROUND-UP
A week bustling with activity and celebration! We celebrated the launch of our new book, Contemporary Salvage, Designing Homes from a Philosophy of Reuse, last week. The venue was Retrouvius’ very own home…
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