Madder-red textile with olive-gold branches, cream blossoms and vertical woven texture

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Art of the Loom

Dancing Alice Madder

Name: Dancing Alice Madder
Brand: Art of the Loom
SKU: DNCNALCMDDR

Dancing Alice Madder places pale blossom clusters and winding olive-gold branches against a deep madder-red ground. The cloth has a subtly vertically striated, softly irregular surface that gives the colour added depth.

deep madder red botanical large formal upholstery

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About this fabric

The swatch is dominated by a warm, saturated madder red, with darker tonal movement visible through the woven ground. Stylised flowering branches travel diagonally across the design, combining olive-gold stems and leaves with cream and muted beige blossom heads. The generous botanical repeat reads clearly at a distance, while the fine vertical irregularities in the ground prevent the red from appearing flat. Its substantial-looking woven appearance makes it well suited to upholstery applications.

How to use it

Use this deep madder colourway to bring a dramatic, warm focal point to an armchair, ottoman or occasional sofa. Balance the red with aged timber, olive accents and quiet cream textiles that pick up the blossom details.

A richly coloured botanical upholstery with cream blossom clusters and olive-gold branches on a deep red ground.

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