Deep ink-blue velvet swatch with subtle shadowed leaf shapes and low sheen

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Dedar

Bacarà Encre

Name: Bacarà Encre
Brand: Dedar
SKU: 008

Bacarà Encre is a deeply saturated ink-blue velvet with an almost black appearance. Its surface is animated by a quiet, tonal pattern of overlapping, angular leaf-like forms.

deep ink blue abstract medium luxe upholstery

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About this fabric

The velvet pile gives this colourway a soft, dense-looking surface, while the directional nap creates restrained shifts between blue-black shadow and slightly lighter blue highlights. Across the swatch, irregular botanical shapes overlap in a low-contrast pattern that reveals itself gradually rather than reading as a bold print. The Encre tone feels cool, nocturnal and richly concentrated, with enough tonal variation to prevent the dark ground from looking flat. As a velvet, it is naturally well suited to upholstery, particularly where its depth and subtle light response can be seen across cushions, arms or curved furniture.

How to use it

Use Bacarà Encre on a sculptural armchair, headboard or sofa when a room needs a cool, enveloping anchor. Pair its ink-blue depth with smoked timber, charcoal, pewter and restrained blue-grey accents to draw out the pattern’s shadowed tonal movement.

A near-black ink-blue velvet with a quietly shifting, leafy surface that suits tailored upholstery and dramatic interiors.

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