A Jamaican Cockney Tale: Why Retro Armchairs Still Matter

Mi name Varon, come London 1948. The real ting never lose value. Mi live top floor above de shop, but dat armchair keep we warm. Nowadays dem want flat-pack quick. Any London market you choose, armchair wid leather crack. Not pretty-pretty, but dem carry London inside. When reggae first play in Brixton pub, Furniture was solid, not cheap quick buy. Every scratch talk story. Mi and desk chair funky brethren Lennox find one old Chesterfield in Dalston, but Everybody sit pon it. Mi can hear di spring creak when man drop heavy.

Furniture change wid di street. Belgravia love polish, sofa accent chair wid velvet accent chair. Brixton mash up mix, wid mismatched armchair. Dem soulless ting? Dat nuh worth nutten. Vintage chair last long. Mi speak plain, mi back di old ting every time. When you pass market, pick up sofa wid story, and let it shout London sofas and armchairs uk Jamaica both.