I tell you, London change plenty but some tings stay same. Mi see chair come, chair go. Mi live top floor above de shop, high-end living room sets but seat crack but it never mash up. Dem no see value in scratch and scar. Go down to Camden, armchair wid leather crack. Not new outta box, but dem carry London inside. When reggae first play in Brixton pub, Sofa stay whole family life. Every stain show moment. Mi remember one winter 1971, accent sofa but Everybody sit pon it.

Mi can hear di spring creak when man drop heavy. Design mix by area. Kensington love velvet, wid deep wingback. Camden clash colour, wid funky old frame. Modern flat-pack? Dem carry no story. Vintage chair grow wid you. End of de day, mi love vintage over flat-pack. If you tink to buy quick, carry home accent chair dat live, and watch it age same way as you.