Maximalist Farm

Set within a historic farm dating to 1865 in the interior of São Paulo, this Portuguese Colonial residence was reinterpreted by Sig Bergamin, preserving the original architecture while the interiors articulate heritage, art, and contemporary composition. The dining room is arranged beneath a Baccarat chandelier, with a vintage table anchoring the space. Above an 18th-century Dom José rosewood cabinet, a sculpture of Saint Anthony of Padua holding the infant Jesus and a Portuguese Arraiolos carpet reinforce the symbolic and artisanal dimension of the room. In the bedrooms, walls hand-painted by Nathalie Morhange dialogue with Romo, Stroheim, and Scutt & Coles fabrics, as well as Victoria Mill embroidered bed linens. Arraiolos carpets, painted Portuguese furniture, and antique pieces create a dense yet controlled aesthetic. In one of the sitting rooms, antique pharmacy jars frame a work by Lula Cardoso Ayres, while the curation of objects, porcelain, and textiles shapes spaces with a strong cultural identity. The overall project clearly reveals the maximalist character that stands as one of the defining traits of Sig Bergamin’s work, built through the refined layering of color, pattern, artworks, and objects. It is therefore no coincidence that the project was selected to appear on the cover of Maximalism, the first monograph by Sig Bergamin published by Assouline.