I reach this city when Empire Windrush dock. Furniture? Chairs, sofa funky, dem tings?. Share space wid three bredren, but it scratch, it creak, but it solid. Nowadays dem want flat-pack quick. Wander Spitalfields, vintage accent chairs armchair wid leather crack. Dem tings not showroom clean, but dem true. When reggae first play in Brixton pub, Furniture was solid, not cheap quick buy. Every scratch talk story. Mi and brethren Lennox find one old Chesterfield in Dalston, but dat sofa warm half community.

Dat sofa still in mi memory. Every area carry different vibe. Kensington love velvet, wid plush sofa. Hackney raw, wid upcycled seat. Modern flat-pack? Dem got no memory. Old funky accent seat carry life. Call it what you like, mi always choose retro over new. When you pass market, stop an look round, and let it be part of your life.