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A friend of my boyfriend’s, designer Dee Speed, makes really dope furniture, and she was clearing space in her studio and this chair became available. He snagged it, We keep it by a window, and we’ll adorn it with plants or a beautiful black-and-white throw we carry in the store. People gravitate toward it when they come in, and they have this reaction like, “Oh my gosh, this is beautiful!” They sit and take photos and feel comfortable doing so because so much of our space, including the chair, is reflective of our culture.

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