Charcoal fabric with a raised dove-grey wave ribbon and ridged texture

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Mark Alexander

Brindille Dove

Name: Brindille Dove
Brand: Mark Alexander

Brindille Dove sets a pale, undulating ribbon against a deep charcoal-grey ground. The contrast makes the raised wave motif the immediate focus, while the surrounding surface remains softly mottled and understated.

charcoal with dove-grey wave textured large smart upholstery

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About this fabric

The ground appears as a dark charcoal grey with a subtle, velvety-looking variation across the surface. A broad dove-grey ribbon travels in a loose wave through the image, with fine ridges and looped edges that catch the light as the strip curves. Its cool pale accent gives the colourway a graphic, architectural quality without becoming bright or stark. The substantial-looking textile is best approached as an upholstery-led fabric; no composition, width, rub-test or performance specification has been supplied, and no performance features are noted.

How to use it

Use Brindille Dove on a statement chair, bench or upholstered panel where the pale wave can read clearly against the charcoal field. Balance its cool grey palette with chalky stone, blackened timber and softly warm neutrals.

Use the charcoal ground and pale raised wave as a graphic upholstery accent against stone, chalk or warm timber tones.

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