Deep ebony-black fabric swatch with a smooth, subtly textured plain surface

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Kirkby Design

Smooth Ebony

Name: Smooth Ebony
Brand: Kirkby Design

Smooth Ebony is a near-black plain fabric with an exceptionally quiet visual presence. Its dark surface reads as deep charcoal-black, with only subtle tonal variation visible across the swatch.

deep ebony black plain none luxe upholstery

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About this fabric

The image shows a dense-looking, even face with a soft, low-contrast texture rather than a visible motif or patterned repeat. Its ebony tone is cool and highly saturated, absorbing most of the light while allowing a faint soft sheen to emerge across the surface. Catalogued as a fabric, this substantial-looking plain weave is best suited to upholstery where its dark, tailored character can anchor a piece. No further performance or composition specification has been supplied for this colourway.

How to use it

Use Smooth Ebony on a clean-lined sofa, headboard or occasional chair when a room needs a deep, grounding note without introducing pattern. Pair its cool black tone with pale stone, smoked oak or brushed metal to bring out the quiet tonal depth of the surface.

A deep, near-black plain fabric with a smooth, understated surface for tailored upholstery.

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Smooth Ebony 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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