A Jamaican Cockney Tale: Why Retro Armchairs Still Matter

I tell you, London change plenty but some tings stay same. Furniture? Chairs, sofa, dem tings?. We only could afford old sofa, but dat sofa hold story. Young ones buy, throw away fast. Go down to Camden, you see retro sofa pile high. Not factory shine, but dem carry London inside. When London swing 1960s, art deco style settees Armchair pass from father to son. Dat’s why mi love vintage. We drag it on trolley all di way Brixton, quirky chairs but It creak but it strong.

Dat sofa still in mi memory. Design mix by area. Chelsea go fancy, wid velvet accent chair. Camden clash colour, wid sofa in bright clash. All dem catalogue chair? Dat nuh worth nutten. Vintage chair tell history. Truth be told, mi always choose retro over new. When you tempted by showroom, carry home accent chair dat live, fabric and leather couches make it tell your story same as mine.