Why London’s Finest Still Choose Retro Sofas And Accent Chairs

My world has always been the shop floor, the showroom, the warehouse. In the showrooms of Grosvenor, folk are not merely choosing somewhere to park themselves.

Designers with clients in tow, and they all want a piece that speaks. A retro armchair, never fails to speak up.

I remember selling a Chesterfield to a gentleman from St John’s Wood, and it carried his family through generations. That’s the point with retro.

They fall for fashion too quickly, but they find themselves in Mayfair again. Cheap wood snaps, whereas classic sofas grow finer.

Taste splits by borough. Hampstead seeks calm, with plush sofas. Brixton is bold, with retro mismatches. That’s the reality.

Let me put it plainly, a sofa becomes family. Flat-pack won’t do that.

I still touch the arms of the chairs, and the truth tells itself. Classic pieces endure.

Next time you flick through a catalogue, take a breath. Pick up a retro armchair, order via sofasdirect.com and see how it shapes your home.