From Salvage to Shoreditch House: The Renaissance London Connection
Tucked into a converted pub on City Road, Renaissance London has spent over three decades building one of the capital’s most respected collections of antique and reclaimed architectural pieces. Georgian and Victorian marble fireplaces, French and Italian stone mantels, salvaged mirrors, chandeliers and lighting — all sourced from across Europe by founder Owen Pacey and his team. It’s the kind of showroom that feels less like a shop and more like a treasure hunt, with pieces spanning the 16th century right through to the present day.
Among the clients drawn to that collection is Shoreditch House, the members’ club and hotel that helped define the East London design aesthetic Soho House is now known for worldwide.
A Shared Sense of Place
It’s a fitting pairing. Shoreditch House built its identity on reclaimed materials, exposed brick and industrial-meets-heritage interiors — the kind of layered, lived-in look that can’t be manufactured overnight. Renaissance London’s stock-in-trade is exactly that: pieces with a history, restored and fitted to feel as though they’ve always belonged.
Renaissance London’s client list reflects that same appetite for character over uniformity, taking in other Soho House sites alongside Shoreditch House, as well as private residences and high-profile names including Mick Jagger, Kate Winslet, George Michael and Jeremy Irons. What connects them isn’t just antique pedigree, but a preference for pieces that carry real provenance.
The Craft Behind the Collection
Every fireplace that leaves the City Road showroom is hand-finished to Georgian and Victorian standards — high-definition photography and mould-making ensure reproductions match the originals stone for stone, while salvaged pieces are carefully restored rather than simply cleaned up. It’s a level of detail that’s easy to overlook until you’re standing in a room built around one of these mantelpieces, and everything else in the space suddenly makes more sense.
Visit the Showroom
Renaissance London’s showroom at 193–195 City Road, Shoreditch, remains open to browse in person — Monday to Friday, 10am–6pm, and Saturdays 12pm–4pm (Sundays by appointment). Whether you’re restoring a period property or simply want to see where pieces destined for spaces like Shoreditch House begin their next chapter, it’s well worth the visit.