Soft warm taupe plain fabric with subtle sheen and mottled woven texture

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J Brown

Modena Taupe

Name: Modena Taupe
Brand: J Brown
SKU: 13922

Modena Fabric13922

Modena Taupe shows a softly mottled taupe surface with a low, silken sheen that lifts the weave in the light. The overall effect is warm and restrained, with enough texture to stop the plain from reading flat.

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About this fabric

This colourway sits in a muted warm taupe range, blending beige and brown notes with a subtle pearly highlight across the surface. As part of the Modena plains collection, it is specified in 100% polyester and is intended for contract use, with a robust 80,000 Martindale rating. The fabric is supplied back coated to Cigarette & Match to BS5852, and other treatments are available upon request. Its visible finish has a slightly brushed, directional shimmer that gives it depth without looking glossy or formal.

How to use it

Use it on banquettes, dining chairs or lounge seating where you want a calm, neutral base with a little warmth. It pairs neatly with oak, bronze and stone-toned interiors, and its soft sheen helps it sit comfortably in brighter contract spaces.

A versatile taupe with a gentle sheen that works well on tailored seating and contract interiors.

J Brown Modena Fabric

Specification

Aftercare: Professional Dry Clean In situ or Washable @ 40°C, please refer to the pattern book for further care instructions
Composition: 100% Polyester
Designs in the collection: 92
Fire rating: Supplied Back coated to Cigarette & Match to BS5852, other treatments are available upon request.
Rub test (martindale): 80,000 rubs
Style: Plains
Suitable for: Contract

Specification as published by J Brown. 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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Modena Taupe 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.

To sit quietly behind it

Mouse's Back

Farrow & Ball · #958875

To stand against it

Carbon

Sanderson · #36353b