연락처 : NO 이메일 : genia.binnie@gmail.com Student living in East London is messy but fun. The kitchen had a dodgy kettle, but we built it piece by piece. New furniture is soulless, so we bartered with old dealers. Someone even nabbed a table from outside a pub. Nothing matched the walls, but that’s what made it real. Old accent chairs carry memory, and it doesn’t matter if it’s scratched. I’ve hosted ten people on one sagging retro sofa, fabric and leather couches those seats carried us. Retro furniture feels natural here, and students rely on it.

My flatmate dragged me into Smithers, and everything felt alive, not plastic. we left with just one piece, but it’s become the throne of the house. We’ve all dragged furniture through rain. it’s half the fun. Vintage pieces survive it. Catalogue gloss falls apart fast, but funky chairs grow with you. every creak is another laugh. After exams and chaos, the cracked window gets forgotten, but the vintage pieces carry the whole story.

If you find yourself in a Shoreditch flat, leave the glossy showrooms behind. Pick up a vintage armchair, and see how it shapes your memories.