From Kingston To Camden: Varon Talks Retro Furniture

Been in London from di forties, seen it all. Furniture? Chairs, sofa, unusual armchairs dem tings?. Mi live top floor above de shop, but dat chair feel alive. Young ones buy, throw away fast. Go down to Camden, vintage wingback smell of years. Not pretty-pretty, but dem true. Back in de day, Armchair pass from father to son. Dat’s why mi love vintage. Man look pon we like crazy, but Everybody sit pon it. Mi can hear di spring creak when man drop heavy.

Design mix by area. Belgravia love polish, wid plush sofa. Hackney raw, wid sofa in bright clash. Dem soulless ting? Mi tell you straight – rubbish. Retro sofa grow wid you. Listen dis, mi pick funky armchair over soulless sofa. So next time you want chair, pick up sofa wid story, and see it carry laugh and cry.