Deep forest-green velvet with subtle blue undertones and softly brushed tonal nap

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Mark Alexander

Urbane Foresta

Name: Urbane Foresta
Brand: Mark Alexander

Urbane Foresta is a deep forest-green velvet with a cool, blue-leaning cast. Its softly brushed face creates quiet horizontal shifts in tone across the dark ground.

deep forest green plain none luxe upholstery

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About this fabric

The colour reads as a near-charcoal forest green in the deeper areas of the swatch, while lighter sections reveal its muted blue-green undertone. A restrained velvet nap gives the surface a soft, brushed appearance rather than a sharp sheen. Subtle tonal movement keeps this plain colourway from looking completely flat, adding depth without introducing a visible motif. No performance features are noted in the supplied specification for this colourway.

How to use it

Use Urbane Foresta on a deep-buttoned armchair, sofa or headboard where its dark green tone can create an enveloping focal point. Pair it with warm timber, aged brass and softer neutral textiles to balance its cool, shadowed depth.

A dark forest-green velvet with a softly brushed nap and quiet tonal depth, suited to enveloping upholstered pieces.

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Pairs well with

Urbane Foresta is a quiet cloth, so it carries a pattern beside it: one of these on the curtains and this on the chair. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.

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Two ways to take the room. Both colours are from houses we hold, so a pot can come off the same order as the cloth. Screens shift colour, so treat these as a direction and bring the cloth to the shelf before you buy the paint.

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