From Kingston To Camden: Varon Talks Retro Furniture

Long time mi here, Brixton mi home. When it come to seat, mi know what last. We only could afford old sofa, but dat chair feel alive. Young ones buy, throw away fast. Wander Spitalfields, family-friendly furniture funky accent chair bright like carnival. Not pretty-pretty, but dem live long. Long time before internet, Accent chair sit same corner thirty years. Retro keep history alive. Cold, snow pon street, but It last twenty year. Mi can hear di spring creak when man drop heavy.

Design mix by area. Belgravia love polish, wid deep wingback. Camden clash colour, wid funky old frame. Dem soulless ting? Mi tell you straight – rubbish. Retro sofa tell history. Mi speak plain, sofa with accent chair mi take scarred sofa over glossy fake. So next time you want chair, pick up sofa wid story, and let it shout London and Jamaica both.