British speaker Ruark has created two stunning ‘radiograms’ for its 40th anniversary – beautiful modern wireless speakers that double as a sideboard

• Furniture speakers with a vintage look, but state-of-the-art connectivity options
• Only 50 pieces of each finish are available worldwide
• £6,495 (approx $8,955 / AU$12,795)

Ruark is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and it’s doing it in style: it’s producing two very limited editions of the R810 radiogram, both beautifully made and likely to sell out in no time.

The R810 MiE – short for Made in England – comes in a choice of Penta-Chord Walnut and Leaf-Line Oak. And they’re made using a process called marquetry, which Ruark tells me is “historically a symbol of status.”

The process involves precision cutting of carefully selected and unique veneers, gluing them to the R810 cabinet, curing and applying multiple layers of varnish with hand sanding between layers.

The cabinet and lattice components are made exclusively for Ruark by Storm Furniture, an artisan cabinetmaker and members of the Guild of Master Craftsmen, and assembled in Southend, England.

The R810 MiE is part of the Made in England project that Ruark launched with the R5 MiE all-in-one in 2021, but had to put the project on hold due to COVID and subsequent component shortages. So this is the relaunch of that project, suggesting that some equally amazing special editions of other products could be in the pipeline.

Ruark R810 MiE: key features and prices