Close-up of dark olive-grey Veldt Mole fabric with fine crosshatched woven texture

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Mark Alexander

Veldt Mole

Name: Veldt Mole
Brand: Mark Alexander

Veldt Mole is a deep, muted olive-grey textile with a finely grained woven surface. Its dark tone shifts subtly between charcoal, green and brown as the light moves across the cloth.

deep olive grey plain none smart upholstery

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About this fabric

The close-up shows a tight plain weave built from intersecting fine threads, creating a restrained crosshatch effect rather than a printed motif. Its mole colouring is notably desaturated: a shadowy olive-grey with enough brown warmth to soften the charcoal depth. Slight tonal variation across the surface keeps the cloth from appearing flat while preserving its tailored, understated character. No performance features or further specification data are noted for this fabric.

How to use it

Use Veldt Mole on a structured armchair, sofa or dining seat where its deep olive-grey tone can anchor a room without the starkness of pure black. Pair it with warm timber, aged brass and soft cream textiles to draw out the weave’s subtle brown warmth.

The dense, finely crosshatched weave gives this dark olive-grey textile a quietly tailored upholstery feel.

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