Warm clay-brown woven fabric with irregular horizontal bands and fine texture

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Mark Alexander

M646 Clay

Name: M646 Clay
Brand: Mark Alexander

M646 Clay brings a warm, earthen brown to the Odyssey collection. In the swatch, fine horizontal striations create bands of lighter and deeper clay across a softly textured ground.

warm clay brown stripe medium relaxed both

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About this fabric

M646 Clay is woven in a warm clay-brown tone, with fine horizontal lines that shift from softly lighter to deeper brown across the face. The closely textured surface has a dry, subtly slubbed appearance rather than a smooth or glossy finish. No performance features are noted for this fabric, so its character here is defined by the restrained stripe rhythm and earthy colour.

How to use it

Use M646 Clay to bring warmth to a relaxed seating scheme, where its layered brown bands can sit comfortably with natural timber and muted neutrals. Its softly varied horizontal texture could also add quiet depth to a simple blind or curtain.

The warm clay-brown ground and irregular horizontal striations suit relaxed upholstery and softly layered window treatments.

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