A Jamaican Cockney Tale: Why Retro Armchairs Still Matter

Been in London from di forties, seen it all. Furniture? Chairs, sofa, dem tings?. Mi live top floor above de shop, retro sofas but seat crack but it never mash up. Young ones buy, throw away fast. Any London market you choose, you see sofasdirect.com retro sofa pile high. Not factory shine, but dem live long. When Notting Hill riot cool down, people buy furniture to last. Dat’s why mi love vintage. Cold, snow pon street, but dat sofa warm half community. Mi can smell the leather now. Postcode tell story too.

Kensington love velvet, wid deep wingback. Dalston funky, wid sofa in bright clash. Dem soulless ting? Dat nuh worth nutten. Retro sofa hold family together. Truth be told, mi always choose retro over new. If you tink to buy quick, dig through retro, and make it tell your story same as mine.