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An interior designer and co-founder of Retrouvious, Maria Speake welcomes you to her first online course. She has been in the salvage and design business for over 30 years, and has played a huge role in centering the use of reclaimed materials within contemporary design.

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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