I reach this city when Empire Windrush dock. Talk about retro armchair, vintage sofa?. Share space wid three bredren, but seat crack but it never mash up. Modern people love shiny tings. Any London market you choose, vintage wingback smell of years. Not factory shine, but dem real. When Notting Hill riot cool down, Furniture was solid, not cheap quick buy. Retro keep history alive. Man look pon we like crazy, but Beer spill, children jump, reggae shake wall. Mi can smell the leather now.

Furniture change wid di street. Kensington love velvet, wid deep wingback. Shoreditch wild, wid retro chair mash-up. Dem soulless ting? Dem got no memory. Vintage chair carry life. Truth be told, mi always choose retro over new. So next time you want chair, stop an look round, cool y sofa and funky armchairs see it carry laugh and cry.