Warm sienna-brown velvet swatch with a softly brushed, subtly shaded pile

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Mark Alexander

Urbane Sienna

Name: Urbane Sienna
Brand: Mark Alexander

Urbane Sienna is a deep, warm brown with a distinct sienna-red cast. In the swatch, its plain velvet surface shifts gently between russet light and shaded earthen tones as the pile changes direction.

warm sienna brown plain none luxe upholstery

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About this fabric

Urbane Sienna is catalogued as a velvet, and the close view shows a softly napped face rather than a printed motif. Its colour sits between russet terracotta and deep brown, with a warm ember-like depth that settles into darker brown areas. Fine directional variation across the surface creates quiet bands of light and shade, giving the plain field a richly tactile appearance. No performance features or further specification data are noted for this exact fabric.

How to use it

Use this warm sienna-brown on a statement sofa, armchair or headboard where its red-earth depth can anchor creams, tobacco leather, aged brass and darker timber. The softly shifting pile will add richness without introducing a visible pattern.

A richly warm velvet with softly shifting pile that brings depth to upholstered furniture.

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Urbane Sienna 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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