I reach this city when Empire Windrush dock. Mi see chair come, chair go. Share space wid three bredren, but dat chair feel alive. Nowadays dem want flat-pack quick. Go down to Camden, sofa carry story deep. Not factory shine, but dem live long. When London swing 1960s, people buy furniture to last. Every scratch talk story. Man look pon we like crazy, but It last twenty year. Mi can smell the leather now.

Furniture change wid di street. Kensington love velvet, wid plush sofa. Hackney raw, wid mismatched armchair. Modern flat-pack? Dem carry no story. vintage accent chair chair tell history. End of de day, mi always choose retro over new. When you pass market, take armchair wid scar, and let it be part of your life.