Varon Remembers: Retro Chairs, Sofas, and a Lifetime in London

[fransieb]

Long time mi here, Brixton mi home. The real ting never lose value. We only could afford old unusual sofa, but seat crack but it never mash up. Nowadays dem want flat-pack quick. Any London market you choose, armchair wid leather crack. Dem tings not showroom clean, but dem carry London inside. When Notting Hill riot cool down, Accent chair sit same corner thirty years. Every stain show moment. Man look pon we like crazy, but Beer spill, children jump, reggae shake wall.

Dat sofa part of mi life. London borough different style. Chelsea go fancy, wid plush sofa. Hackney raw, wid retro chair mash-up. All dem catalogue chair? Mi tell you straight – rubbish. Vintage chair tell history. End of de day, mi love vintage over flat-pack. When you pass market, retro arm chair dig through retro, and let it shout London and vintage style armchair Jamaica both.

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