Tangerine scribble lines scattered across a pale grey woven fabric

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Kirkby Design

Scribble Tangelo

Name: Scribble Tangelo
Brand: Kirkby Design

Scribble Tangelo pairs a warm tangerine-orange scribble drawing with a pale grey-beige ground. The close-up shows an energetic, densely scattered pattern with a subtly woven surface.

tangerine on pale grey abstract medium smart upholstery

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About this fabric

Catalogued as a fabric, Scribble Tangelo is covered in irregular orange linework that loops, breaks and overlaps across the pale ground. The tangerine tone is bright and warm, giving the otherwise soft grey-beige colourway a lively graphic lift. Its dense all-over arrangement creates visual movement without relying on a large isolated motif. A fine textile grain is visible beneath the drawn lines, adding a tactile finish to the close-up.

How to use it

Use Scribble Tangelo to bring a vivid tangerine accent to a pale neutral room, particularly on an occasional chair, upholstered bench or scatter cushions. Balance its busy linear design with simple forms and quiet grey-beige textiles.

Use the lively tangerine graphic on pale grey to energise contemporary seating, cushions or occasional upholstery.

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