Pale cool grey fabric falling in soft, smooth diagonal folds

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Warwick

Fortywinks Optic

Fortywinks Fabric

Fortywinks Optic appears as a very pale, cool grey textile with an almost white, optic quality. Its smooth surface falls into broad, fluid folds that create subtle shifts between light and shade.

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See this fabric on Warwick's own site, then order it through us.

About this fabric

The colour reads clean and restrained, sitting between soft white and a cool grey rather than carrying a warm or creamy cast. In the photograph, the plain surface shows no visible motif, while the draped folds give it gentle depth and movement. The smooth, fluid handle visible here makes it read as a drapery-weight cloth rather than a heavy upholstery textile. The supplied record lists no composition, width, rub test or performance features for this colourway.

How to use it

Use this pale optic grey at a window in a calm, light-led scheme, where its cool tone can soften strong daylight without adding visual pattern. Pair it with crisp whites, silvered greys or pale natural finishes to preserve the clean, quietly smart effect.

Use this cool, near-white grey for softly falling curtains where its fluid folds can catch the light.

Paint that goes with it

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.

To sit quietly behind it

Platinum Grey

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To stand against it

Golden Honey

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