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Provenance and Background Info
RETAIL VALUE NEW– about $4800. This suite is second-hand and has been used for about 18 years. Our listed price is for 4 chairs AND the matching table. Sorry this suite SOLD for $1695 within 7 days of being listed. I’m finding it very hard to get 2nd-hand Pacific Green stock these days and values for Pacific Green are on their way up. Virtually every piece of furniture I’ve sold in the last 17 years (Pacific Green or otherwise) is worth more or the same as when I sold it- this suite is no exception. Keep clicking on the NEWLY LISTED Category from our Home Page as our Pacific Green items always get snapped up quickly.
This suite is about 17 years old but is in amazing condition for second-hand furniture. – SORRY SOLD – keep clicking on our NEWLY LISTED Category from the Home Page to get first pick of all our new finds!
Pacific Green in my opinion is one of the most inspiring brands in the world. It’s an Australian brand with humble beginnings starting back in the early 1970’s. Today in 2018, nearly 50 years on, Pacific Green is one of the most coveted furniture brands not only in Australia but the world. Pacific Green items in the US often sell for DOUBLE what they sell for here. I’ve been dealing in pre-loved furniture for 17 years- it takes a lot for anything to stand out to me these days but Pacific Green without a doubt is exceptional in every regard. I specialise in finding items found in Australia- I don’t go overseas and fill up containers to bring here. We have so much inspiring stuff here in Australia there’s no need to. In my years in this business I believe Pacific Green is the best furniture brand to ever come out of Australia. Tessa and FLER is close (but Tessa/FLER items tended to mimic what was done overseas at the time). Pacific Green does its own thing- their designs are distinctive, interesting, earthy, creative and certainly have “wow factor”. But stunning design is a small part of the appeal. The quality is exceptional. The CRAFTSMANSHIP BY HAND is exceptional. The ethos of Pacific Green is exceptional.
Put one of these chairs next to a Parker dining chair from the 1960’s (the ones people are paying up to $650 EACH for these days) and there’s NO comparison (and Parker chairs are extremely good). These chairs are HEAVY & been built to last forever. Not just one generation- if they’re looked after with some sense I see no reason why these chairs won’t last generations. They’ve HEAVY, solidly built and the eye for construction detail is not what I’ve ever come across before. You want a really strong furniture investment? Pacific Green could be it. And at the price I sold the above suite suite for back in 2018- $275 per chair and $400 for the table I doubt Pacific Green could even make the suite for that.
What else has Pacific Green going for it? Pacific Green uses coconut timber for the manufacture of all their furniture. Coconut wood is a SOLID HARDWOOD- more resilient than virtually any timber- it thrives in areas battered by tropical cyclones. PG use abandoned plantations of coconut palm trees in the South Pacific that were commercially planted in the early-1900s but reached the end of productive fruiting. Instead of going to waste Pacific Green uses this valuable SUSTAINABLE resource.
But the best part in my eyes is that Pacific Green have set a benchmark for modern, sustainable business for other businesses to follow. In the late 1980’s land was leased, not bought, to respect indigenous ownership. Their factory was built in consultation with surrounding villages and employed only local people. Business and skills training programmes were established. The majority of the company is OWNED BY FIJIANS- the drive of the business is still Australian- the designing arm happens here in Australia.
I am inspired and heartened that a small Australian business changed tack the way they did back in the late 1980’s when ecological threats and socially-conscious business was barely ever thought of.
Right … I must talk about the actual chairs on offer here- called the “Mauritius Café Chair”. (Sorry for such a long-winded affair but the Pacific Green story needs to be told.) The thing is the design and construction quality sells itself. JUST LOOK AT THE PHOTOS! Pacific Green is not a flash in the pan- they earned their reputation long ago for furniture craftsmanship of the highest quality. The suite on offer in this listing is about 20 years old. It’s HAND-CRAFTED- a dying art but one that needs to be nurtured. You can see from the photos these chairs have also considered comfort. Notice the curve in the backs to cradle your back- you need a seat pad if you want to sit in them for hours and hours but even without one the comfort is very good overall (for a dining chair).
I love scouting to find exciting furniture. Furniture like this is the reason I do this job. Pacific Green ignites inspiration- PG ticks every box and proves that businesses can be successful, ecologically responsible and socially-aware. Their furniture has been built to last and will continue to tell stories well after you and I are gone- just like Post & Rail furniture already has. Pacific Green Furniture will be the antiques of tomorrow. There’s no better way to invest in your home and reduce landfill.
