Close-up of deep espresso-brown fabric with a fine, subtly textured plain weave

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Kirkby Design

Soho Espresso

Name: Soho Espresso
Brand: Kirkby Design

Soho Fabric

Soho Espresso is a deep brown textile with a fine, closely set weave and a softly varied surface. Its near-charcoal depth gives the colour a restrained, quietly sophisticated character.

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See this fabric on Kirkby Design's own site, then order it through us.

About this fabric

The image shows a small-scale plain weave in espresso brown, with fine horizontal and vertical threads creating understated texture rather than a visible motif. Subtle shifts between brown and charcoal across the surface prevent the dark shade from appearing flat, while the even construction reads as neat and tailored. Its close woven appearance makes it best suited to upholstery rather than lightweight, fluid drapery. No further specification data or performance features are supplied for this colourway.

How to use it

Pair Soho Espresso with warm timber, aged brass and oat or stone textiles to draw out its brown undertone. On a sofa, armchair or dining seat, the dark neutral provides a calm, grounding counterpoint to lighter walls and natural materials.

Use this deep espresso tone to bring quiet warmth and a tailored, grounded finish to upholstered seating.

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Soho Espresso 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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