Close-up of muted olive-green Hackney fabric with a fine tonal crosshatch weave

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Kirkby Design

Hackney Fern

Name: Hackney Fern
Brand: Kirkby Design

Hackney Fern is a deep, muted olive textile with a finely woven surface and a softly varied tone. Its restrained colour gives the plain design a calm, grounded presence.

muted olive green plain none smart upholstery

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About this fabric

The swatch is an even olive green, balanced between moss and khaki rather than bright or yellow-toned. A fine crosshatch weave is visible across the surface, creating subtle tonal movement without a printed motif. The close, compact texture gives this colourway a smart, considered character suited to upholstery where a quiet surface is preferred.

How to use it

Use Hackney Fern on a statement armchair, sofa or dining seat to introduce a subdued botanical green, then warm it with oak, tan leather and creamy textiles.

Pair this muted olive weave with warm timber, natural linens and aged brass for a grounded, quietly modern scheme.

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