My world has always been the shop floor, cocktail chair the showroom, the warehouse. In the showrooms of Grosvenor, customers aren’t simply shopping for wood and fabric. Old families from Belgravia and Kensington, and they all ask for quality. A funky sofas accent chair, gives them that. I remember selling a Chesterfield to a gentleman from St John’s Wood, and the sofa aged but never gave way. That’s what endures. They waste time with flat-pack, but at the end they admit. Modern things break, whereas classic sofas grow finer.

Furniture mirrors the postcode. Chelsea wants polish, retro sitting room with plush sofas. Brixton is bold, with retro mismatches. That’s the mix. I’ll tell you something else, a sofa becomes family. Modern factory pieces can’t compete. I still sit to see how it feels, and I know straight away. Retro has power. If you’re thinking quick buy, think again. Find yourself a vintage sofa, and make it part of your Mayfair truth.

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