Deep elephant-grey velvet with mottled nap, black lower contrast and pale horizontal bands

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Mark Alexander

Urbane Elephant

Name: Urbane Elephant
Brand: Mark Alexander

Urbane Elephant reads as a deep elephant-grey velvet, with a low-key mottled surface that absorbs and returns light softly. The swatch also shows dark black contrast and slim pale horizontal bands at its lower edge.

deep elephant grey abstract medium smart upholstery

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About this fabric

As a velvet, Urbane Elephant has a visually dense, softly textured face suited to upholstery. The main field is a cool, deep elephant grey, with subtle tonal variation across the pile rather than a flat charcoal finish. Near the lower edge, black contrast and narrow pale horizontal bands create a sharper graphic interruption against the grey. No composition, width or performance figures have been supplied for this colourway.

How to use it

Use Urbane Elephant on a tailored armchair, headboard or sofa where its cool elephant-grey tone can sit against black timber or metal details. Pick up the swatch’s slim pale bands with restrained light upholstery or accessories rather than introducing a competing pattern.

A deep grey velvet with dark contrast and a softly mottled surface for tailored upholstery.

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