Description

This sideboard SOLD within 5 days of being listed for $1295 through iNVISeDGE in 2018. I’m finding it harder and harder to get 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 sideboard is no exception.

This sideboard is 2nd-hand (about 20 YEARS OLD) but in excellent condition as the photos show.

Provenance and Background Info

An exceptional sideboard / entertainment unit in SOLID TIMBER by Pacific Green. Pacific Green is at the pinnacle in my eyes- they offer it all and also have their own original style. Pacific Green items I’ve stocked in the past have all drawn immediate interest from international buyers in the UK, USA and Canada.

When I came across my first second-hand Pacific Green design in 2013 I immediately researched the Pacific Green brand more. I decided within two minutes I wanted to stock Pacific Green whenever I could find it. (Although in saying that there are some earlier designs I don’t like the look of and won’t buy.)

Pacific Green is not as obscure as I first imagined. The business originated from the Post & Rail brand which started out in Sydney in the 1970’s. I’ve stocked Post & Rail furniture before and would stock the right designs again (the quality of P & R is exceptional). 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 re-branded to become 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 more resilient than virtually any timber on earth. 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 only “recycle” items). But there’s more. Pacific Green set a benchmark for modern, sustainable business in the Pacific. In the late 1980’s land was leased in Fiji, not bought, to respect indigenous ownership. Their factory was built in consultation with the surrounding villages and employed only local people. Business and skills training programs 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. These designs are now HIGHLY sought-after the world over.

Pacific Green 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 80’s when ecological threats were barely considered.

Okay, I must talk about the actual item on offer here. (Sorry for such a long-winded affair but the Pacific Green story needs to be told.) The thing is this 20-YEAR OLD piece sells itself. You can see from the photos this sideboard is of INCREDIBLE QUALITY and has a refined tidy design that would work in any home. THERE’S NO CRAPPY PARKER VENEER HERE- IT’S SOLID HARDWOOD WITH QUALITY LEATHER BINDINGS. There’s a touch of boldness to the design too which is almost a Pacific Green / Post & Rail trademark. The design is also intelligent- the timber slats in the front allow air to circulate around your electrical devices to keep them cooler. (The slats are also all smoothed and rounded which is a laborious process and adds to the beauty of the piece.)

Pacific Green furniture is HAND-CRAFTED- a dying art but one that needs to be nurtured. Pacific Green is as durable as they come and will be the antiques of tomorrow. Pacific Green sideboards now fetch about AU $5000 each IN THE USA. No need to pay that here- this price is cheaper than most Freedom Furniture flat-packed sideboards.

I can write nothing critical about this sideboard or Pacific Green- if I wasn’t busy with iNVISeDGE I’d want to work for them.

I love scouting to find exciting furniture. Brands like Pacific Green are the reason I do this job. They ignite inspiration. They tick every box and prove that businesses can be successful, ecologically responsible and socially aware. This sideboard has been built to last and will continue to tell stories after you and I are long-gone- just like Post & Rail furniture has already done. There’s no better way to invest in your home and reduce landfill.

(Provenance. As a point of interest- this sideboard came out of the High Commission Office of Australia – Canberra and is 20 YEARS OLD.)