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,…

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…

As Focus 25 unveils its exciting `Conversations in Design’ programme for this September, our co-founder Maria, will be talking to Emily Tobin, editor of The World of Interiors on The Reimagined Home.  As…

Step into The Garages – a testament to Retrouvius’s ethos of reuse – in this October edition of World of Interiors. Entitled Remains to be Seen, the feature explores how Retrouvius’ philosophy of…

The October issue of House & Garden magazine features one of our favourite projects. In A case of déjà vu all over again, the work of our Design Studio along with Anne Maynard’s…

“For Maria Speake, design begins with imagination”. The work of Retrouvius and its guiding philosophy was beautifully celebrated in Clare Coulson’s thoughtful review for the Financial Times House & Home. In her exploration…

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…

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

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

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…