Charcoal-navy jacquard swatch with ivory blocks, slim bars and a finely woven surface

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Dedar

Ancient Writing 1936 Backlight

Name: Ancient Writing 1936 Backlight
Brand: Dedar
SKU: 001

Ancient Writing 1936 Backlight is a dark, graphic jacquard with an ink-blue charcoal ground and sharply placed ivory details. Its woven surface gives the design a quiet, tactile depth rather than a flat printed appearance.

ink charcoal navy geometric medium smart upholstery

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About this fabric

The swatch is dominated by a deep charcoal navy, crossed by an off-white vertical panel and smaller horizontal bars that create an architectural, modular rhythm. Fine pale marks and broken lines emerge from the dark ground, while the compact weave gives the surface a subtly grainy, dimensional character. The contrast is restrained rather than bright, so the pattern reads as considered and tailored at a distance, with finer woven detail appearing close up. No performance features or further specification data are supplied for this fabric.

How to use it

Pair the ink charcoal-navy ground with warm ivory, stone or aged timber for a calm, graphic scheme. It is particularly effective on structured upholstery where the vertical panel and linear accents can be appreciated across a larger form.

Use this dark, graphic jacquard to bring tailored contrast to contemporary seating and case pieces.

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