About Us

Conservation Studios was founded in 1976 by Heide Rivchun. Collectively, Rivchun and her staff have over 80 years of hands-on technical experience in furniture restoration and object conservation. She began her career under the direction of Fletcher Williams at Shake Square Antiques and the Fletcher Williams Gallery. Rivchun holds a Diploma in Furniture Design and a Higher Diploma in Repair Technology from the London college of Furniture and interned at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Conservation Studios has worked with antique dealers, decorators, museums, ​public organizations as well as private owners through the years. 

Some of our institutional work includes:

  • Ohio Historical Society (Columbus, OH) – restoration of furniture in collections
  • Squire Farm (Brecksville, OH) – finish interior woodwork
  • The Hower House (Akron, OH) – entire collection conservation and restoration
  • The Cleveland Historical Society (Cleveland, OH) – The Goldsmith House at Hale Farm and Village furniture collection
  • The Victoria and Albert Museum (London, England) – restoration of swinging cradle
  • The Geoffrey Museum (London, England) – restoration of barrel organ
  • The Cleveland Historical Society (Cleveland, Ohio) – restoration of selected pieces of furniture from collections
  • The Sanford House (Cleveland, OH) – restoration of selected pieces of furniture
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