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ART

Interior design

meets art in

Colourway.

An exhibition celebrating
two colourful new St

Leger & Viney collections

et ready for an exciting fusion
of colour, art, fabric, décor and
Ginterior design this March.
Colourway is an exhibition of paintings
by Lauren Shantall in collaboration with
Sarah Ord, which opens at St Leger &
Viney in Cape Town, in the heart of the
Mother City’s décor hub in the charming
Chelsea Village in Wynberg. The show
marks the launch of two new colourful
fabric collections, named Modern Velvet
and Vintage Linen.
Colourway features vibrant interior-
themed paintings that are inspired by the
saturated tones of the new fabrics as well
as the centuries-old tradition of still life
painting, as seen through a contemporary
lens. The revolving exhibition opens to the
public from 17h00 onwards on Thursday
6 March 2025 and will be on show
indefinitely, with new art pieces added all

blue study alstroemeria by Lauren Shantall
Lauren Shantall

the time, providing fresh inspiration with Formerly the Deputy Editor of home
each visit to the showroom. décor magazine Elle Décoration and
For the most part, the paintings Manager of the Design Indaba Expo, and
showcase a series of floral arrangements now the Director of local agency Scout PR
in vases that are occasionally combined & Social Media, Shantall works mainly in
with other objets d’art. Some of the pieces acrylics on canvas and paints in her spare
are solely by Shantall, others have been time. Ord is a celebrated interior designer
created in collaboration with Ord, with and multi-talented creative known for her
both artists contributing brushstrokes bold use of colour and eclectic style. She is
to the same canvas, and sometimes the creative force behind notable projects
simultaneously too. such as private members club The Stack,
‘Collaborating with Sarah on a number Noka safari lodge, and a host of private
of the paintings brings a further dimension residences anywhere from Cape Cod to
and has been a wonderful process. It’s a Mauritius, and Constantia. Together, their
dialogue between two people who share artworks invite guests into a world where
an unbridled love of colour - we just click interior design meets creative expression.
and our choices are harmonious. It is a To build the exhibition, Shantall
rare meeting, and a pleasurable one…’ ‘spent time in the beautiful St Leger &
says Shantall. Viney showroom exploring the fabrics

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