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Shagreen Hippo
Shagreen Fabric
Shagreen Hippo is a deep charcoal-grey fabric with a fine, irregular surface texture that gives the plain-looking ground a softly tactile finish. Its near-black depth reads as composed and sophisticated, while the tiny tonal variations stop it appearing flat.
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See this fabric on Warwick's own site, then order it through us.
About this fabric
The supplied catalogue identifies this SKU as Fabric, with no performance features noted. In the image, the dense surface has a small shagreen-like pebble pattern rather than a printed motif, creating close-up texture across the dark grey ground. Subtle lighter flecks and low-level tonal shifts catch the light without becoming shiny, giving the colourway a restrained, almost smoky depth. The firm-looking, compact surface makes it particularly convincing for tailored upholstery where a dark neutral needs more visual interest than a plain cloth.
How to use it
Use Shagreen Hippo on a structured armchair, sofa or dining seat to bring a grounded charcoal note into a room. Pair its cool, near-black grey with pale stone, smoked timber or brushed metal so the fine texture remains visible rather than disappearing into a black scheme.
A deep charcoal upholstery shade with a subtle shagreen-like texture and quietly luxurious character.
More from Shagreen
The same book, other colourways.
Shagreen Steeple
Shagreen
Shagreen Evergreen
Shagreen
Shagreen Camel
Shagreen
Shagreen Marble
Shagreen
Pairs well with
Shagreen Hippo 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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Tahiti Collection
Algae Bloom Graphite
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Casablanca Fabrics
Raddery Platinum
Essentials Black & White Fabrics
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Emma J Shipley Animalia Wallpaper
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Eco -Friendly Ranges
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
Bone Black
Zoffany · #424244
To stand against it
English Grey
Sanderson · #a6a8a5
Other grey fabrics
Across the houses we hold. See all 8,056.
