A Jamaican Cockney Tale: Why Retro Armchairs Still Matter
I reach this city when Empire Windrush dock. Furniture? Chairs, sofa, dem tings?. First flat mi rent in Brixton, but dat sofa hold story. Modern people love shiny tings. Step in Portobello, you see retro sofa pile high. Not factory shine, desk chair funky but dem true. Long time before internet, people buy furniture to last. Dat’s why mi love vintage. Man look pon we like crazy, but It last twenty year. Dat sofa still in mi memory. London borough different style.
Kensington love velvet, wid velvet accent chairs antique chair. Camden clash colour, wid funky old frame. Modern flat-pack? Mi tell you straight – rubbish. Vintage chair last long. Truth be told, mi back di old ting every time. Before you click catalogue, take armchair wid scar, statement chair for living room and make it tell your story same as mine.