“With paintings that have a personal element, like Yet Still I Rise by Sarah Haegens, my immediate thought is to put them in a bedroom. The striking blue stands out against the softer peach and grey hues, and to play into that, I would style this painting next to B&B’s Bamboletto bed in a blue boucle fabric. I would pair contemporary furnishings from the ‘60s and ‘70s with this piece to play into its postmodern aspects.
I would then put the Quadrifoglio table lamp next to the bed. This lamp ties into the painting’s softer tones, and given that it was designed by Gae Aulenti, there is a nod to the powerful feminine aspect of this piece’s subject. Finally, I would dress the bed with my Jacquard sheet set in dove grey and finish the look off with my Fizz cushion.”
Greg Natale
The work: Sarah Haegens, Yet Still I Rise, 2023. Coloured pencil/pastel drawing, 50 x 70cm. Courtesy: the artist.
Quadrifoglio table lamp by Gae Aulenti for Guzzini.
Fizz cushion by Greg Natale.
Jacquard Sheet Set in Dove by Greg Natale.
Bamboletto bed in blue boucle, designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia.