Charcoal green-grey woven fabric with distressed overlapping rectangular blocks and soft tonal variation

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Zinc Textile

Portland Empress

Name: Portland Empress
Brand: Zinc Textile

Portland Empress has a deep charcoal green-grey ground, overlaid with irregular rectangular sections and softly distressed tonal markings. Its close, vertical surface texture gives the design a quietly dimensional appearance.

charcoal green-grey abstract medium smart upholstery

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About this fabric

The colourway sits between slate grey and muted green, with lighter grey-green passages catching across the surface rather than forming a sharp contrast. Overlapping vertical and horizontal rectangles create a medium-scale abstract grid, while brushed-looking marks soften the edges of the blocks. The dense visual texture gives this fabric a smart, architectural character for upholstered furniture. No performance features are noted for this colourway.

How to use it

Use Portland Empress on a statement chair, headboard or compact sofa where its charcoal green-grey tone can anchor pale stone walls, smoked timber and aged metal accents.

Pair its charcoal green-grey depth with pale stone, smoked oak and brushed metal.

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