Soft shell taupe plain fabric with fine vertical rib texture

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Ashley Wilde

Lucio Shell

Name: Lucio Shell
Brand: Ashley Wilde
SKU: LUCIO

Lucio Shell is a softly muted taupe plain with a fine vertical rib visible across the surface. The colour sits between beige and grey, giving the swatch a gentle shell-like warmth without looking overly creamy.

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See this fabric on Ashley Wilde's own site, then order it through us.

About this fabric

From the Portofino Collection by Ashley Wilde, this fabric is specified for severe contract upholstery and drapes, and its 40,000 rub test supports that practical brief. The cloth is woven in 88% polyester and 12% nylon, with a width of 145cm and a substantial 250gsm weight that gives it a dependable mid-weight handle. Visually, Lucio Shell reads as a cool-warm shell taupe with subtle pinkish-beige undertones, softened by the narrow vertical texture that catches light in fine lines. The plain style and zero vertical repeat keep the look orderly and understated, while the small horizontal repeat is negligible in use. Made in Spain, it has the composed, tailored feel of a fabric suited to smart interiors.

How to use it

Use Lucio Shell on a sofa or banquette where you want a quiet neutral that still has texture up close. It pairs well with chalk whites, pale oak and aged brass, letting the soft taupe tone do the warming.

A calm neutral that works neatly on tailored upholstery or soft, pared-back curtains.

Ashley Wilde Portofino Collection Fabric

Specification

Composition: 88% Polyester, 12% Nylon
Country of origin: Spain
Horizontal repeat: 0.5 cm
Rub test: 40,000 rubs
Style: Plains
Suitable for: Severe Contract Upholstery And Drapes
Weight: 250 gsm
Weight (per linear metre): 363 g/m
Width: 145 cm

Specification as published by Ashley Wilde. We will confirm the current details with them before you order.

Made up by us

Every metre we order is cut, sewn and fitted in our own Heybridge workshop, with Simon over every stage. Reupholstery, bespoke pieces, curtains, blinds and headboards.

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Pairs well with

Lucio Shell is a quiet cloth, so it carries a pattern beside it: one of these on the curtains and this on the chair. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.

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Paint that goes with it

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.

To sit quietly behind it

Nightshade

Sanderson · #9e9495

To stand against it

Raspberry Sorbet

Zoffany · #94415b