Simon Houlding Upholstery
Close-up of cool zinc-grey fabric with dense broken linear texture and dusky violet shading

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Clarke & Clarke

Quantum Zinc

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Quantum Zinc has a cool zinc-grey ground with a dense, broken pattern of dark and light marks arranged in softly irregular vertical bands. Its subtly grainy surface shifts between slate, blue-grey and muted violet as the light moves across the swatch.

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About this fabric

At 205gsm, Quantum Zinc is a versatile mid-weight fabric suitable for both upholstery and drapery applications. The close surface texture is formed by short, horizontal flecks and rippling lines, creating a restrained organic pattern rather than a bold graphic motif. Its cool zinc tone is deeper than a plain silver grey, with a dusky blue-violet cast that gives the colourway quiet depth. The 280cm usable width is particularly useful for wide curtain drops, while the pattern repeats every 17.3cm vertically and 25cm horizontally.

How to use it

Pair Quantum Zinc with chalky whites, charcoal and blue-grey accents for a calm, cool scheme, or use it to temper warmer timber and aged brass. Its 280cm usable width makes it especially effective on full-height curtains where the broken texture can stretch across a broad expanse.

Use this cool zinc-grey colourway on contemporary seating or generous-width curtains where its broken linear texture can read across the surface.

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