Deep blackcurrant-purple fabric with softly mottled, shadowed surface texture

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Art of the Loom

Alpha Blackcurrant

Name: Alpha Blackcurrant
Brand: Art of the Loom
SKU: ALPHACOL14FR/SR

Alpha FabricALPHACOL14FR/SR

Alpha Blackcurrant is a deep, wine-toned purple with subtle tonal variation across its softly textured surface. The low-contrast shading gives the plain colourway a sense of depth rather than a flat, uniform finish.

deep blackcurrant purple plain none luxe upholstery

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About this fabric

This colourway reads as a saturated blackcurrant purple, balancing berry richness with cooler shadowed areas visible across the swatch. Its gently mottled surface catches the light unevenly, creating a soft, plush-looking effect without a visible motif or repeating pattern. Alpha Blackcurrant is catalogued as a fabric and no composition, width, rub test or performance features have been supplied for this exact colourway.

How to use it

Use this deep blackcurrant tone on an upholstered chair, sofa or headboard where its dark berry depth can anchor a room. Pair it with warm timber, aged brass or softly contrasting neutrals to let the subtle surface variation show.

A rich blackcurrant tone with softly mottled shading, suited to upholstery that calls for depth and a luxurious mood.

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Two ways to take the room. Both colours are from houses we hold, so a pot can come off the same order as the cloth. Screens shift colour, so treat these as a direction and bring the cloth to the shelf before you buy the paint.

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