Near-black Raven fabric with subtle cloudy texture and softly directional surface

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Kirkby Design

Crush Fr Easyclean Raven

Name: Crush Fr Easyclean Raven
Brand: Kirkby Design

Crush Fr Easyclean Raven is a near-black textile with a quietly mottled surface. Faint shifts in the texture keep this deep shade from reading as a completely flat black.

soft raven black plain none luxe upholstery

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About this fabric

The Raven colourway sits at the deepest end of the palette, reading as charcoal-black to black across the swatch. Close tonal variation creates a restrained, cloudy texture rather than a printed motif. Soft changes in direction catch the light in scattered bands, giving the dark ground gentle depth. It is catalogued as a Fabric in the Crush Iii collection by Kirkby Design.

How to use it

Use this near-black Raven shade on a tailored sofa, headboard or occasional chair when you want a room to feel grounded and sophisticated. Pair its subtly varied surface with warm wood, aged metal or pale neutral walls to bring out the texture without lightening its dramatic tone.

A deep Raven black with subtle surface movement, suited to tailored upholstery where texture adds quiet depth.

Kirkby Design Crush Iii Fabric

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Crush Fr Easyclean Raven 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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