with MARIA SPEAKE
Lesson 24 of 30
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When undertaking any renovation, Maria encourages you to first take stock of what already exists and if you don’t want to keep it, consider exactly how it can be repurposed within your new design. In this project, it was the windows.
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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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