I’ve spent a lifetime dealing in chairs and unusual chair sofas. In the showrooms of Grosvenor, customers aren’t simply shopping for wood and fabric. Couples step through the door, and they all want a piece that speaks. A vintage sofa, tells the truth. There was a velvet sofa that went to a townhouse in Chelsea, and he told me years later it was still going strong. That’s the Mayfair way. They flick through glossy catalogues, but at the end they admit. Gloss wears off, whereas retro lives on.Every part of London tells a different story. Kensington demands velvet, with velvet chairs. Dalston experimental, leather armchair green with funky fabrics. That’s the reality. Let me put it plainly, an armchair becomes memory. Glossy showrooms don’t sell that. I still walk my warehouse floors, and the right piece never lies. Old comfortable home furniture lives. When a showroom tempts you, stop. Take on a classic wingback, and make it part of your Mayfair truth.
