The great British orator Ruark has created two superb “radiograms” for his 40th birthday: magnificent modern wireless speakers that double as a buffet.

• Vintage-looking cabinet speakers with cutting-edge connectivity
• Only 50 pieces of each finish available worldwide
• £6,495 (around $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 crafted and likely to sell out in a heartbeat.

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

The process involves precision cutting unique, carefully selected veneers, gluing them to the R810 furniture, curing them and then applying multiple coats of lacquer with hand sanding between coats.

The cabinet and rack components were manufactured exclusively for Ruark by Storm Furniture, an artisan furniture maker and member 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 it had to put the project on hold due to COVID and resulting component shortages. So this is the relaunch of this project, which suggests that equally stunning special editions of other products could be in the works.

Ruark R810 MiE: key features and prices