I reach this city when Empire Windrush dock. Talk about retro armchair, luxury chairs uk vintage sofa?. Share space wid three bredren, but dat armchair keep we warm. Dem no see value in scratch and scar. Any London market you choose, you see retro sofa pile high. Not new outta box, but dem real. When reggae first play in Brixton pub, people buy furniture to last. Dat’s why mi love vintage. Mi and brethren Lennox find one old Chesterfield in Dalston, but Everybody sit pon it.

Mi can smell the leather now. Furniture change wid di street. Belgravia love polish, wid velvet accent chair. Brixton mash up mix, wid upcycled seat. Modern flat-pack? Mi tell you straight – rubbish. Vintage chair tell history. Truth be told, mi take scarred sofa over glossy fake. When you pass market, carry home accent chair dat live, and unusual couches watch it age same way as you.