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Charcoal and silver-grey woven textile with black flecks and shimmering texture

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Clarke & Clarke

Shimmer Charcoal

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In Shimmer Charcoal, the Lusso texture reads as a deep charcoal field threaded with silver-grey and black, while small pale flecks give the surface a noticeable shimmer. The close-up shows a dense, irregular woven effect with horizontal movement across the cloth.

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About this fabric

Shimmer Charcoal is a dense, tactile-looking weave built from charcoal, black and silver-grey threads, with scattered pale flecks breaking up the dark ground. The broken, horizontal-led texture gives the surface a softly irregular, almost mineral character rather than a crisp geometric motif. Its 72cm vertical by 34.5cm horizontal repeat should be allowed for when matching the pattern across upholstery panels. At 562gsm with a 137cm usable width, it has the substantial presence of an upholstery textile; the supplied standard length is 40m.

How to use it

Use this deep, cool charcoal on a statement sofa or occasional chair, pairing it with chalky upholstery, smoked timber and brushed metal so the silver-grey threads can catch the light.

Use its charcoal depth to anchor pale upholstery and let the silver flecks catch side light.

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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

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To stand against it

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