Close-up of a pale aluminium cream plain weave fabric with fine texture

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Paolo Aluminium

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Paolo Aluminium is a softly luminous neutral with a fine, woven texture that reads calm and understated in the swatch. Its pale aluminium cream tone keeps the plain surface feeling clean and versatile.

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About this fabric

This colourway shows a light aluminium cream shade with a gentle warmth, softened further by the small, tightly woven texture visible across the surface. The plain design is part of the Paolo collection, which offers 54 colourways, and this version feels especially restrained and easy to place. With a composition of 52% polyester and 48% cotton, plus a 40,000 Martindale rating and Heavy Domestic suitability, it is well placed for everyday upholstery use. It is supplied back coated to Cigarette & Match to BS5852, and the professional dry clean in situ care note should be followed for upkeep.

How to use it

Use Paolo Aluminium on a sofa, banquette or armchair where a soft cream neutral will keep the room feeling open. It works well with pale timber, stone, putty and muted metallic finishes.

A quietly refined neutral that suits tailored upholstery and layered schemes.

J Brown Paolo Fabric

Specification

Composition: 52% Polyester 48% Cotton
Designs in the collection: 54
Rub test (Martindale): 40,000 rubs
Suitable for: Heavy Domestic
Style: Plains
Fire rating: Supplied Back coated to Cigarette & Match to BS5852
Aftercare: Professional Dry Clean in situ, please refer to the pattern book for further care instructions

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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Paolo Aluminium 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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