Lanzo Abstract Velvet Cushion - Moonbeam

The Lanzo cushion carries a face of small abstract circles worked in cut velvet, dark and light dots set close together so that the surface catches the light and reads as a soft, three-dimensional field rather than a flat print. It measures 45 x 45cm, the standard square that most cushion pads are sold to fit. The colourway is Moonbeam, a pale oatmeal-cream that shifts between silver and warm neutral as the pile turns, and the whole piece is made of 100% polyester, front and back.

This is a cushion for a sofa, an armchair or the head of a bed, and it suits a scheme built on soft neutrals rather than strong colour. Because the pattern is texture rather than a bold motif, it works in a group without competing, sitting well against a boucle or plain weave seat, a linen throw or a warm painted wall. In the photograph it rests on a cream boucle sofa beside a chunky knit throw, which is the kind of company it keeps happily. One will lift a plain seat; a pair reads as considered.

The face is cut velvet in an abstract spotted design; the reverse is a plain velvet in the same tone, so the cushion looks finished from any angle. A piped trim runs the full edge, and the cover closes with a hidden zip, which means the cover can be taken off and the pad slipped out. Being polyester through and through, the pile is soft to the hand and hard-wearing, and it holds its colour without fading in a sunny room. The supplier gives no laundering instruction for this cover, so we would treat it gently and keep the zip closed when handling it.

What size cushion pad does this cover take?

The cover measures 45 x 45cm, the standard square size, so a 45cm pad fills it neatly. A slightly larger pad gives a plumper, fuller look if you prefer more body.

Can I remove the cover to clean it?

Yes. There is a hidden zip along one edge, so you can take the cover off the pad and handle the two separately whenever you need to.

What does the front feel like?

The face is cut velvet worked into small abstract circles, so it has a raised, textured pile that is soft to the touch and catches the light across the surface.

Is the back the same as the front?

No. The reverse is a plain velvet in the same Moonbeam tone, without the spotted pattern, and a piped trim runs around the full edge to join the two faces.

Will the colour work in a neutral room?

Moonbeam is a pale oatmeal-cream that leans silver in the light, so it settles easily into schemes built on creams, greys and warm neutrals.