Retrouvius: Contemporary Salvage: Designing Homes from a Philosophy of Re-Use

By Maria Speake, Foreword by Helena Bonham Carter, Text by Emma Crichton-Miller and Bella Freud and Adam Hills and Mary Miers

London-based design studio Retrouvius has carved a unique and important niche in the interior design and architecture spheres by blending architectural salvage with innovative design. Every project is a reinvention of the past and a promise made to our shared future.

In a world increasingly defined by the fleeting and the disposable, Retrouvius stands as a beacon of sustainability, creativity, and enduring beauty in interior design. Each space transformed by the studio is imbued with a history and a character uniquely its own, and a deep respect and sensitivity for original, historic designs and materials.

As interior designers and architects increasingly adopt sustainable practices to reduce their environmental footprint, Retrouvius has been discovering new life in the old and patinaed, new purpose in the centuries overlooked. Its work is a testament to the belief that sustainability can be synonymous with sophistication, and that the past can beautifully and intelligently inform the present.

Published by Rizzoli, 2025

Publisher Charles Miers
Senior Editor Giulia Di Filippo
Art direction and book design Studio Giulia Garbin
assisted by Juliet Ramsden