My world has always been the shop floor, the showroom, the warehouse. In the showrooms of Grosvenor, customers aren’t simply shopping for wood and fabric. Couples step through the door, and they all ask for quality. A funky accent chair, delivers precisely what they’re after. One battered club chair was claimed for a Notting Hill film set, and he told me years later it was still going strong. That’s the point with retro. They flick through glossy catalogues, but they find themselves in Mayfair again.
Cheap wood snaps, whereas retro lives on. Furniture mirrors the postcode. Kensington demands velvet, unique armchairs uk with velvet chairs. Hackney raw, with retro mismatches. That’s what keeps us alive. Here’s the truth, accent chairs outlive their buyers. Glossy showrooms don’t sell that. I still walk my warehouse floors, and the truth tells itself. History sits with you. If you’re thinking quick buy, take a breath.
Take on a classic wingback, and make it part of your Mayfair truth.
