Finding a material palette

with MARIA SPEAKE

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Much like choosing paint colours, the reclaimed materials that you use will inform the overall palette of a room. Maria demonstrates how it’s important to aim for cohesion, as well as an appropriate use of materials depending on the overall mood and purpose of the room.

Maria Speake

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Maria Speake

Reclaimed Materials Interior Designer

Named interior designer of the year by House & Garden, Maria Speake co-founded Retrouvius in 1993 and leads its award-winning design studio. Her work reimagines salvaged and reclaimed objects from hardwoods to textiles into richly textured, liveable pieces. With three decades of practice, she’s helped put thoughtful reclamation at the centre of contemporary interior design.

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