Close-up of cool mottled grey fabric with dense fleece-like interlocking loops

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Kirkby Design

Fleece Recycled Fr Gris

Name: Fleece Recycled Fr Gris
Brand: Kirkby Design

Fleece Recycled Fr Gris is a cool mid-grey textile with a softly mottled, fleece-like surface. The close-up reveals a dense field of small interlocking loops, creating gentle tonal movement rather than a printed motif.

cool mottled mid grey plain small relaxed upholstery

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About this fabric

Catalogued as a Fabric from Kirkby Design’s Surface collection, this colourway reads as a layered grey ranging from pale silver to deeper graphite flecks. Its compact, looped texture gives the surface a softly nubby appearance, with the raised fibres catching the light unevenly across the swatch. The all-over texture is small in scale and visually consistent, with no directional pattern visible. The substantial-looking surface makes this a natural choice for upholstery where a quiet grey needs tactile depth.

How to use it

Use this cool grey on a generous armchair, sofa or footstool to create a calm, modern foundation. Its silver-and-graphite variation pairs especially well with charcoal, blue-grey, pale timber and brushed metal accents.

A cool, softly flecked grey with a dense tactile surface, well suited to relaxed upholstered seating.

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Paint that goes with it

Two ways to take the room. Both colours are from houses we hold, so a pot can come off the same order as the cloth. Screens shift colour, so treat these as a direction and bring the cloth to the shelf before you buy the paint.

To sit quietly behind it

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