Pale cool-grey textile with subtle vertical striations and a softly mottled weave

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Mark Alexander

Town French Grey

Name: Town French Grey
Brand: Mark Alexander

This swatch presents Town French Grey as a quiet, cool grey textile with a soft, fine-grained weave. Subtle vertical lines and tonal variation keep the otherwise plain surface from looking flat.

pale cool French grey plain none relaxed both

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About this fabric

Town French Grey is a pale, cool grey with a gently mottled surface and barely visible vertical striations in the photographed swatch. Its close, even weave reads as a light-to-midweight cloth rather than a plush or patterned textile. It is catalogued as Fabric, with no performance features noted and no further specification data supplied.

How to use it

Use this pale, cool grey as a calm foundation for upholstered seating, relaxed blinds or softly tailored curtains. Its restrained tone works especially well with warmer timber, chalky whites and other quiet neutrals.

A quiet, cool grey with fine vertical texture for understated upholstery or drapery schemes.

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