Close-up of muted fennel-taupe fabric with a fine softly mottled weave

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Mark Alexander

Costa Fennel

Name: Costa Fennel
Brand: Mark Alexander

Costa Fennel is a quiet, finely woven textile in a muted fennel-taupe shade. Its close surface has a softly mottled appearance, with subtle grey and brown-green tonal variation visible across the swatch.

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About this fabric

The compact, even weave reads as a plain cloth rather than a patterned design, while the lightly irregular threads give the surface gentle depth. Its fennel tone sits between warm grey, taupe and softened olive, creating a restrained colour that changes subtly as the light moves across the cloth. No composition, width, rub-test or other performance specification is supplied for this fabric, and no performance features are noted.

How to use it

Pair Costa Fennel with chalky neutrals, warm woods and aged metal for a calm, tailored room scheme. Its softened olive-grey cast also works well beside natural linens and deeper brown accents.

Use this quiet fennel-taupe weave to bring soft, grounded texture to seating, cushions or understated window treatments.

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