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Tobacco-brown woven fabric with fine slate vertical chevrons and subtle geometric texture

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Perplex Tobacco/ Slate

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Perplex Tobacco/ Slate combines a deep tobacco-brown ground with fine slate lines arranged in a tightly repeated vertical chevron. The close geometry creates a softly textured, architectural surface with a warm, grounded tone.

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About this fabric

This 605 gsm woven fabric has a substantial visual presence, making it particularly well suited to upholstery. Its usable width is 131.5 cm, with a 4.1 cm vertical repeat and an 8.6 cm horizontal repeat for the narrow chevron design. The 71 threads per cm give the surface a closely constructed appearance, while the tobacco ground brings warmth beneath the cooler slate linework. The low-contrast colour pairing keeps the pattern defined without making the cloth feel stark.

How to use it

Use Tobacco/ Slate on a tailored armchair, sofa or headboard where its warm brown depth can anchor a room. Pair it with tobacco, walnut and aged-metal tones, then echo the slate detail through cooler grey-blue accents.

A substantial tobacco-brown upholstery cloth, sharpened by fine slate chevron lines and a tightly woven surface.

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