Near-black charcoal velvet with a subtle directional nap and softly changing sheen

Cristina Marrone

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Cristina Marrone

ESS4298

Essenza FabricESS4298

ESS4298 is a near-black charcoal velvet with an exceptionally deep, understated appearance. Its fine pile catches the light gently, revealing subtle tonal movement across the otherwise plain surface.

deep charcoal black plain none luxe upholstery

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About this fabric

This Essenza velvet reads as a soft black with a restrained charcoal cast rather than a flat, absolute black. The close, even pile creates a smooth surface with a barely perceptible directional change in sheen as the nap shifts. Made from 100% polyester, it is 138cm wide and suitable for both contract and domestic upholstery. ESS4298 is machine washable and carries Contract GreenFR® Plus flame retardancy.

How to use it

Use this deep charcoal-black colourway to give a sofa, headboard or occasional chair a tailored, cocooning presence. It pairs particularly well with pale stone, smoked timber and brushed metal, which help reveal the velvet’s subtle surface variation.

A near-black velvet with a quietly changing nap that brings depth to upholstered seating.

Cristina Marrone Essenza Fabric

Specification

Aftercare: Machine Washable
Composition: 100% Polyester
Fabric type: Velvet
Flame retardancy: Contract GreenFR® Plus
Upholstery grade: Contract and Domestic
Width: 138cm

Specification as published by Cristina Marrone. 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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ESS4298 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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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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