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Designing with Salvaged and Reclaimed Materials

with Maria Speake
Learn to bring the history and character of salvaged materials into your projects with celebrated interior designer and founder of Retrouvius, Maria Speake.
34 lessons
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Explore Maria’s treasure trove home in Marylebone

Explore Maria’s treasure trove home in Marylebone

Working with and re-contextualising reclaimed materials

Working with and re-contextualising reclaimed materials

A guide to salvage yards, auctions & dealers

A guide to salvage yards, auctions & dealers

The tricks to use salvaged floors, wall coverings, light fittings, and more

The tricks to use salvaged floors, wall coverings, light fittings, and more

Learn from Maria Speake

In her first ever course acclaimed interior designer and founder of renowned architectural salvage and design firm Retrouvius, Maria Speake shares her philosophy of reuse and shows how to bring warmth, character, and sustainability to any home. From sourcing and restoring to designing and building, Maria reveals the beauty of imperfection and the craft of giving good materials a second life, inspiring you to create spaces that tell their own unique story.

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Maria Speake
Designing with Salvaged and Reclaimed Materials

Learn to bring the history and character of salvaged materials into your projects with celebrated interior designer and founder of Retrouvious, Maria Speake.

Maria Speake

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