I tell you, London change plenty but some tings stay same. When it come to seat, mi know what last. Back then, quirky sofa South London rough, cold, but seat crack but it never mash up. Modern people love shiny tings. Wander Spitalfields, armchair wid leather crack. Not glossy, vintage accent chairs but dem honest. Long time before internet, Sofa stay whole family life. Every spring hold laugh and cry. We drag it on trolley all di way Brixton, but Beer spill, children jump, reggae shake wall.
Mi can see di patch mi stitch wid mi own hand. Design mix by area. Kensington love velvet, wid velvet accent chair. Dalston funky, wid upcycled seat. Modern flat-pack? Dem got no memory. retro style settees sofa last long. End of de day, mi take scarred sofa over glossy fake. When you pass market, take armchair wid scar, and let it shout London and Jamaica both.
