SOLD! In 2025 for MORE than the OFFERS OVER price & in the first 7 weeks these were listed on our online platform.
Our listed price is OFFERS OVER $1,400 PER CHAIR. Preference will be given to offers for the FULL SUITE- the 3-seater sofa AND matching pair of chairs. There is a separate iNVISeDGE listing with the price of the 3-seater sofa.
RRP NEW- AU $10,280 for just the pair of chairs only. Our price is OFFERS OVER $2,800 the PAIR.
This Messina lounge suite is being sold under consignment by a private seller living in MOOREBANK, Sydney and can be sent via a professional furniture carrier Australia-wide for a reasonable additional fee, (about $280 to get both chairs to Brisbane).
ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR LOUNGE SUITE
This is the “Messina” design which was introduced by Pacific Green Furniture about 35 years ago. This particular suite is 8 years old. ALL 3 pieces present basically as new. VERY well looked after! Supreme sitting comfort (the padded backs seem to hug you and the seat angles are perfect for sitting). These are pure luxury, this suite is in a league of it’s own. Just look at the shapes! Hollowed-out cylindrical Palmwood trunks for the legs, sleek, minimalist armrests- a unique, designer aesthetic. Don’t miss this suite- the reserve price is about ONE QUARTER retail. I doubt you’ll ever find another of these suites at this price again. There are some shops in Australia selling vintage Pacific Green for MORE than the retail price of new items. I have also recently become a salesperson for NEW Pacific Green Furniture in Brisbane (message me if you’re in the Gold Coast, Brisbane or the Sunshine Coast and you’d like new Pacific Green Furniture for the best prices you can get in Australia.) The leather here is pure luxury- definitely some of the best leather I’ve come across. The construction is just awesome. This furniture is built to last FOREVER (not just one or two generations). It has a steel sub-structure and the timber pieces are clad onto a SOLID STEEL frame- just incredible stuff! You won’t find a more inspiring lounge suite again- particularly in this price range. I’ve also showed a photo of the inside of each leg- the Palmwood trunks have been hollowed out and some of the steel sub-structure is housed (hidden) in these hollowed-out tree trunks. Simply an incredible design!
Background Info about Pacific Green
(Mainly written in 2016 but updated in 2024.)
An exceptional quality PAIR of Messina leather lounge ARMCHAIRS HAND-CRAFTED by highly-awarded company, PACIFIC GREEN. (The matching 3-seater sofa is available SEPARATELY.) Pacific Green Furniture is at the top in my eyes- they offer it all and have their own original style others wouldn’t even try to copy. This is one of the best lounge suites to come through in iNVISeDGE for some time. LOVE it! Pacific Green has taken resort furniture to whole new level here. The design has such a distinct tropical-island feel to it and make no mistake … this is COMMERCIAL-GRADE furniture. It hasn’t been built to last one or two generations- Pacific Green is making stuff that I believe will last FOREVER. Look at the metal sub-structure here! You won’t see anything like it in virtually any of the furniture out there today. Plus the leather on this suite is exceptional- this is proper FULL-GRAIN leather. The quality of the leather on Pacific Green varied over the years- this suite was made at a time when Pacific Green was getting some of the best leather they ever sourced.
And this brings me to my last point about this particular pair of chairs. These chairs are the best Messina design Pacific Green ever did. They were made about 8 years ago. The Messina design (like many Pacific Green designs) has been tweeked over the years. The earliest ones are pretty ugly and have a series of exposed black metal bars running across the backs- these don’t!
With these there’s a nice curve in the backs and the angles are all brilliant for seating comfort. The seat slants back and there’s a nice angle to the backs as well- the seat cushioning has a nice level of sponginess but is still pretty firm- these chairs hold you in a perfect seating position. The back cushioning is softer- these chairs envelope you like you’re in a big bear hug!
The Messina has been a “mainstay” for Pacific Green for over 35 years- they’re still selling them today for over $10,000 the PAIR new. Ours are a mere fraction of that and in BRILLIANT condition- they present virtually AS NEW. I’ve even seen a pair of second-hand Messina chairs sell in America for MORE than the new price here in Australia! The investment appeal on offer here is a no-brainer- in my eyes the value of these will only be going up in the future. In the right home, this pair would look incredible but is also warm and inviting- not clinical looking like most designer furniture. Plus the armrests are perfect to rest your drink on! (Use coasters though please…. (okay yesss Mum …)
Pacific Green Furniture originated from the Post & Rail brand which started in Sydney in the 1970’s and is heralded for its construction quality. Post & Rail grew into an international brand and in the late-1980’s they did the unthinkable. With a highly successful brand they changed tack completely. With the world’s new concern with deforestation and ecological threats, Post & Rail closed and re-branded as Pacific Green. Pacific Green searched the world for a sustainable quality timber for their future furniture production- the solution? Coconut wood. In the South Pacific, they found vast abandoned plantations of coconut palm trees, which were commercially planted in the early-1900s but had reached the end of productive fruiting. The best part? Coconut wood is a HARD-WOOD that’s more resilient than virtually any timber. It thrives in areas battered by tropical cyclones.
After I’d found out that, I not only wanted the suite I’d found but wanted to start stocking new Pacific Green Furniture in iNVISeDGE (which would be a first for us because we currently sell only pre-loved furniture). But there’s more. Pacific Green set a benchmark for modern, sustainable business in the Pacific. In the late-1980’s land was leased, not bought, to respect indigenous ownership. Their initial factory was built in consultation with surrounding villages and employed only local people. Business and skills training programmes were established. The factories in Fiji are owned by Fijians- the drive is still Australian- the designing arm and retailing strategy happens here in Australia.
Pacific Green Furniture today has grown from that little furniture-making firm that started in the Rocks, Sydney back in 1973 (as Post & Rail). I am inspired and heartened they changed tack back in the late-1980’s when ecological threats were barely thought of. I can write nothing critical about these chairs or Pacific Green so I am now a salesman selling new Pacific Green Furniture (this is a first for iNVISeDGE).
The quality is exceptional and the construction sooooo DURABLE (all made BY HAND)- the leather- luxurious, the looks- exceptional AND timeless, the investment appeal- exceptional, the comfort- brilliant. The Americans are going gaga over Pacific Green at the moment and they’re paying a lot more for it than us. Pacific Green Furniture is really coming into its own.
The best thing about Pacific Green Furniture is the inspiration it evokes- Pacific Green ticks every box and proves that businesses can be successful, ecologically-responsible and socially aware. This lounge suite has been built to last forever and will continue to tell stories for centuries to come (probably forever)- Pacific Green Furniture will be the antiques of tomorrow. There’s no better way to invest in your home and reduce landfill.
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