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Cool charcoal geometric fragments woven across an ivory textured outdoor fabric swatch

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Clarke & Clarke

Kaleia Dolphin

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Kaleia Dolphin combines a cool charcoal-grey geometric motif with an ivory ground, creating a crisp, high-contrast surface. The closely spaced, broken marks give the weave a lively, softly pixelated character.

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About this fabric

The charcoal-grey shapes vary between small stepped fragments and denser angular blocks, while the ivory ground keeps the overall effect light rather than heavy. A fine granular texture is visible across the surface, giving the pattern the tactile quality of a woven cloth rather than a flat print. With a 490 gsm weight and 140 cm usable width, this is a substantial outdoor weave well suited to upholstery. The pattern repeats every 25 cm vertically and 36 cm horizontally, providing useful dimensions for matching across upholstered sections.

How to use it

Use Kaleia Dolphin on contemporary outdoor seating or dining chairs where its cool charcoal-and-ivory contrast can sharpen pale stone, concrete and weathered timber schemes. Pair it with plain charcoal or ivory cushions to echo the two-tone geometric surface without competing with it.

The cool charcoal-and-ivory contrast brings a crisp, tailored edge to outdoor upholstery and contemporary seating.

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Paint that goes with it

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To sit quietly behind it

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To stand against it

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