Prospect Refuge Studio

Prospect Refuge Studio Prospect Refuge is a multi-disciplinary design firm with a focus on regionality.

We capture the magic of the world around us and make it tangible, giving something totally new and inspiring to every client.

This studio library is not decoration. Concept driven design means every project starts with a reference, and references...
08/28/2026

This studio library is not decoration. Concept driven design means every project starts with a reference, and references have to come from somewhere. Monographs and back issues, auction catalogs and books nobody else would keep. Most of it sits unopened for years. Then one project needs exactly that page.

08/25/2026

A look at a recent shoot. A project we have been living with for a while now, and one we are glad to finally start sharing. More soon.

The weekend is finally here. A few baths from past projects worth sinking into...
08/22/2026

The weekend is finally here. A few baths from past projects worth sinking into...

Concept driven design begins with a question, not a palette. At Bohns Point the question was what it means to inherit a ...
08/08/2026

Concept driven design begins with a question, not a palette. At Bohns Point the question was what it means to inherit a place. Not only a house, but a landscape, a history, a set of rituals shaped over generations.⁠
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The answer came dressed as Lost J.Crew. Traditions that ground rather than restrict. Woven rush and worn wood, a bookcase built into stone, windows that hand the lake back to the room. Turning down the complexity so the focus lands on people, nature, and nostalgia.

📸: Taylor Hall O’Brien

A boat-friendly art collection. Every piece aboard Freya carries something from Victoria and Torben’s past, passed forwa...
07/29/2026

A boat-friendly art collection. Every piece aboard Freya carries something from Victoria and Torben’s past, passed forward. Not a decorative scheme so much as an inheritance in progress, assembled slowly, hung in a space that moves.

Swipe through five works and the histories they hold.

07/25/2026

Victoria talks Freya.

What was worth preserving, what had to go, and what a boat leaves behind. The original 1980s woodwork stayed, kept for a future that has not yet decided it wants it. The carpet did not. In its place, parquet laid by hand. A few questions answered on deck, about restraint, about restoration, and about the smells a child will carry for the rest of their life.

07/22/2026

Reflections on the water.

Victoria on what temporary living does to a person, how a life measured in weeks rather than years sharpens the attention, and why the fleeting version of home might be the one that stays with you.

Something is happening on the river. Freya: a 1980s boat, on film. This summer.
07/11/2026

Something is happening on the river. Freya: a 1980s boat, on film. This summer.

Bathrooms are where a single material can do the most work. A hand-glazed square, a field of zellige that catches light ...
06/10/2026

Bathrooms are where a single material can do the most work. A hand-glazed square, a field of zellige that catches light differently every hour.⁠
A few that have stayed with us.

Contrast keeps the room honest. Mix eras, mix moods — the gilded with the spare, the modern with the antique. The only m...
05/26/2026

Contrast keeps the room honest. Mix eras, mix moods — the gilded with the spare, the modern with the antique. The only mistake is when everything agrees.⁠
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Victoria’s edit, now live on

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4801 Nicollet Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
55419

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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