Here we celebrate projects that showcase the power of restoration, from reinventing items for a second life to the symbolic act of visible mending.

Reclaim and renew

Salvo Code member Reclaimed World is a family-run reclamation and antiques emporium, brimming with everything you would expect to find at a reclamation centre, along with one-of-a-kind offerings reimagined in the workshop using reclaimed materials.

They reclaimed this old cheese vat from a local farm in Tarporley, Cheshire, a county well known for both dairy farming and cheese making. Made by Cluetts, an ironmongers who manufactured cheesemaking equipment.

Restored & recrafted with a pitch pine top made from salvaged church pews, it is ready for reuse.

Kintsugi Repair

With a rich history of providing fine art and furniture restoration services since 1966, Plowden & Smith has a range of skills to create bespoke and long-lasting solutions for even the most challenging restoration projects.

The images showcase the work of their ceramic restoration, where clients can choose to have repairs that are invisible or deliberately seen. This contemporary bowl was mended using the Japanese art of Kintsugi — built on the idea that embracing flaws and imperfections can create an even stronger, more beautiful piece of art.

The meticulous restoration began with the cleaning of surfaces and broken edges. Next, the cracks were consolidated, and the detached sections were bonded with gold filling to highlight the breaks.

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