Charcoal anthracite weave with staggered oatmeal rectangular motifs and subtle tonal blocks

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Mark Alexander

Tempo Anthracite

Name: Tempo Anthracite
Brand: Mark Alexander

Tempo Anthracite pairs a deep charcoal-grey woven ground with a scattered field of small rectangular motifs. The low-contrast pattern shifts between near-black tonal blocks and softly lit oatmeal and taupe details.

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About this fabric

The surface has a visible fine woven texture, with the anthracite ground giving the colourway a cool, substantial depth. Small rectangular motifs are arranged in a loose staggered grid, built from broken horizontal and vertical lines rather than flat printed shapes. Some blocks recede almost into the charcoal background, while others catch the light in muted oatmeal and taupe. The supplied specification lists no performance features for this fabric.

How to use it

Use Tempo Anthracite to bring quiet graphic structure to a charcoal, stone or warm-neutral scheme. Its deep grey ground suits tailored upholstery and full-length drapery, while the softened oatmeal motifs add just enough contrast to prevent the surface feeling flat.

A deep charcoal woven ground is lifted by softly contrasting oatmeal and taupe geometric blocks.

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