Simon Houlding Upholstery
Deep berry wine velvet with closely rippling horizontal wave texture and dark burgundy shading

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Clarke & Clarke

Tempo Sorbet

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Tempo Sorbet is a deep berry wine velvet with a finely rippling surface, where darker burgundy lines flow beneath subtle raspberry highlights. Its low, undulating texture gives the colour depth without introducing a separate motif.

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About this fabric

This Clarke & Clarke velvet weighs 635 gsm, giving the fabric a substantial presence suited to upholstery. The close wave texture runs across the surface in irregular horizontal lines, catching the light softly rather than appearing glossy. With a useable width of 141 cm and a 40 m standard length, it is practical for larger upholstery projects. The pattern repeat is restrained at 3.6 cm vertically and 8 cm horizontally, keeping the berry surface visually continuous across a piece.

How to use it

Use Tempo Sorbet on a statement armchair, sofa or upholstered headboard where its deep wine tone can act as a warm, dramatic anchor. Pair it with aged timber, smoked metal or quieter neutral textiles to let the rippling texture provide the movement.

Use this rich wine-toned velvet to bring depth and tactile movement to upholstered seating.

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Pairs well with

Tempo Sorbet 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.

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