A Jamaican Cockney Tale: Why Retro Armchairs Still Matter

Long time mi here, Brixton mi home. When it come to seat, mi know what last. Mi live top floor above de shop, but dat armchair keep we warm. Dem no see value in scratch and scar. Any London market you choose, high-end living room sets you see retro sofa pile high. Not glossy, but dem honest. When reggae first play in Brixton pub, people buy furniture to last. Every spring hold laugh and cry. We drag it on trolley all di way Brixton, but It last twenty year. Dat sofa still in mi memory.

Design mix by area. Kensington love velvet, wid velvet accent chair. Dalston funky, wid funky old frame. All dem catalogue chair? Dat nuh worth nutten. Old funky accent seat grow wid you. Truth be told, mi back di old ting every time. So next time you want chair, pick up sofa wid story, and see it carry laugh and cry.