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‘Empreinte Swahili’ is the wallcovering replica of the ‘Swahili’ the fabric version. On an unwoven base, an overlay of puffing ink (called “puff”) delineates the printed pattern , exactly like on the velvet ‘Swahil. To obtain this metallic effect, a thin sheet of coloured metal (called “foil”) is deposited on the surface, melting into the ink: it is a copper shade for to the carbon colourway, and a silver shade for the ivory colourway. For more details on this name, please refer to the Fabric Collection section in this Dictionary. Swahali, reference M129 

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