연락처 : QW 이메일 : laurence.morris@yahoo.com First year in London was chaos. The walls were bare, but we gave it soul with furniture.

New family-friendly furniture is soulless, so we grabbed second-hand. One mate found a sofa in Hackney. It looked like chaos, but that’s what made it home.

Chairs with scars feel stronger, and we don’t need polish, we need real. I’ve crashed into a leather sofa after a night out, and the sofa was another character in the story.

Every warehouse flat tells the same story, and dealers live for it. We wandered past Smithers one Saturday, retro style settees and the sofas looked like they belonged in films. we left with just one piece, but everyone fights to sit in it.

We’ve all shoved sofas through windows. it’s where life happens. Furniture with scars feels built for students.

Mass production doesn’t care, but funky chairs grow with you. every creak is another laugh.

By the end of the year, the stress disappears, but that funky accent chair is legend.

If you find yourself in a Shoreditch flat, don’t waste time on the soulless new. Take home something with scars, and make it part of your story.