Inspiration - Retrouvius

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16 August 2025

A pool house dacha for lo-fi lounging nestled in nature

A set of six fabulous Gothic sash windows sourced by Adam from an Eaton square coach house and reminiscent of Strawberry Hill House bring a Walpole-esque flamboyance to this corner of Wiltshire. These…

Limited edition chair designed by Retrouvius and Subin Seol

5 August 2025

The Remembrance Chair: Memory in the Making

Subin Seol and Retrouvius Breathe New Life into Power Station Timber. When Korean artist and designer, Subin Seol, attended a talk by Adam, co-owner of Retrouvius, something resonated deeply. From the lecture theatre…

18 July 2025

School’s Out — Iroko’s In: Why this Wood Deserves a Place at Home

With the arrival of summer holidays, schools across the country are getting busy – not with pupils, but with refurbishment projects. And when science labs are stripped out and refitted and classrooms go…

31 March 2025

Retrouvius Guide to Garden Offices

Ideas for incorporating salvaged & reclaimed materials in your garden office design.

19 March 2025

Retrouvius Design on Site

This five storey London home requires a distinct and radically approach… here our design team share their progress… and process from onsite.

7 March 2025

Design Inspiration: Childrens’ Bedrooms

Its possible to achieve a lot in a small space. Box beds are particular favourites when the plan is tight and frees up space for a desk and increases floor area for playing.…

19 November 2024

Reuse Inspiration | Boot Rooms

Materials that work well both inside and outside are ideal – salvaged brick, fossil limestone and old malting tiles have all been put to reuse in our projects over the years.

16 October 2024

Creating a Kitchen Island from Ex-Museum Display Cases

Interior design inspiration from the RETROUVIUS Design Studio. Stories of salvage run deeper than the finished image…

15 October 2024

Design Inspiration for Reclaimed Pine Cheeseboards

Interior design inspiration from our studio. These reclaimed pine boards were once used for maturing rounds of cheese…

4 October 2024

Home of Steve Lazarides Featured in House and Garden | Nov 24 Issue.

A glimpse into the vibrant home of photographer, collector & curator Steve Lazarides and his family, designed by RETROUVIUS.

1 September 2024

RETROUVIUS Design On Site in Dorset

RETROUVIUS Design is in the process of rejuvenating a traditional stone cottage in Dorset…

31 July 2024

Making Functional Objects Non-functional | Artist Michael Samuels

My go-to medium has been 1960s and 70s furniture for a long time, reconstructing and deconstructing. From experience the less I do the better and I always like my medium to be…

15 April 2024

Dive into the Mesmerising World of Blott Kerr-Wilson

“There’s a deep crossover in mine and Maria’s philosophies when it comes to reuse… we both take something that people discard and turn it into something that’s valued and beautiful.”

21 March 2024

Utility Room Inspiration Using Reclaimed Materials

Salvaged elements bring originality and much-needed character to utility spaces – in every job that must be done, why not bring an element of fun!

12 March 2024

Kitchen Inspiration for Reclaimed Iroko

A dose of inspiration from some of the kitchens we’ve designed, showcasing the various ways that reclaimed iroko could be incorporated into your project.

17 January 2024

Design Archive: A Hampstead Home with Cheeky Elements

In 2007 Retrouvius worked with activist & Coco de Mer founder Sam Roddick on the transformation of her Victorian townhouse.

10 January 2024

Tennis Court House – A collaboration by Retrouvius & Archio

Incorporating salvaged materials, this new build home resides in a once-neglected corner of a country garden in Oxfordshire.

3 January 2024

Inside Our Cosiest Box Bedroom Creations

As the bite of January sets in our design team finds joy in reminiscing about the snug and intimate bedrooms we’ve crafted with salvaged materials.

30 November 2023

Reinvigorating a Symphony of Salvage in Chelsea

This revisit wasn’t just a renovation; it encapsulated the narrative of a home evolving gracefully, where design seamlessly intertwines with the stories of its inhabitants.

22 November 2023

Retrouvius Featured by Milk Decoration | November 2023

Featured in the November 2023 issue of Milk Decoration. One of our favourite details from this London home was the bespoke washstand in the bathroom which we made from panels of copper…

8 November 2023

Inspiration for Re-using Reclaimed Geometric Timber Panels

These fabulous hand-carved panels were salvaged from an iconic venue in Camden, with an abundance of re-use potential from headboards to wall cladding.

27 September 2023

Retrouvius Design Studio’s Parisian Project in Elle Decor

“Through simplicity and reuse, we were able to put the apartment back into its most beautiful form.”

13 September 2023

Transformation of Umbrian Farmhouse

Retrouvius’ engagement with the interior of Umbrian Farmhouse is a mere moment in its rich history…

4 September 2023

Stories of Salvage and Materiality at The George in Rye

Throughout The George in Rye, you’ll find an array of reclaimed and salvaged materials. It’s in the story of their origins that the design really comes to life.

A pool house dacha for lo-fi lounging nestled in nature

The Remembrance Chair: Memory in the Making

School’s Out — Iroko’s In: Why this Wood Deserves a Place at Home

Retrouvius Guide to Garden Offices

Retrouvius Design on Site

Design Inspiration: Childrens’ Bedrooms

Reuse Inspiration | Boot Rooms

Creating a Kitchen Island from Ex-Museum Display Cases

Design Inspiration for Reclaimed Pine Cheeseboards

Home of Steve Lazarides Featured in House and Garden | Nov 24 Issue.

RETROUVIUS Design On Site in Dorset

Making Functional Objects Non-functional | Artist Michael Samuels

Dive into the Mesmerising World of Blott Kerr-Wilson

Utility Room Inspiration Using Reclaimed Materials

Kitchen Inspiration for Reclaimed Iroko

Design Archive: A Hampstead Home with Cheeky Elements

Tennis Court House – A collaboration by Retrouvius & Archio

Inside Our Cosiest Box Bedroom Creations

Reinvigorating a Symphony of Salvage in Chelsea

Retrouvius Featured by Milk Decoration | November 2023

Inspiration for Re-using Reclaimed Geometric Timber Panels

Retrouvius Design Studio’s Parisian Project in Elle Decor

Transformation of Umbrian Farmhouse

Stories of Salvage and Materiality at The George in Rye

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