Show Up Anyway Canvas Print

Somewhere between a moody still-life photographer and vintage sports memorabilia, this leather rugby ball refuses to behave. It arrives with a message already painted on, and it changes the temperature of a room straight away. Walls go quieter and warmer, and the near-black background does the work of a dark paint colour without you lifting a brush. Hang it at eye level in a study or home gym, or use it to give a plain hallway wall something to say. It sits well with aged leather, dark stained wood, wool and cast iron. Keep the wall around it clear busy patterned wallpaper or a crowd of bright posters will flatten the deep background and drown out the lettering. As a canvas, the matte surface soaks up the shadows and keeps the whole thing looking like an old photograph.