Description
Provenance and Background Info
This sofa is second-hand & about 14 YEARS OLD at the time it was sold! To my knowledge this design is no longer in production.
This description was written in 2015.
This sofa SOLD for $2400 within 2 weeks of being listed online back in 2015. 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 sofa is no exception.
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Provenance and Background Info
An exceptional quality leather lounge sofa by highly-awarded company, Pacific Green. (3.5 seater – approx 210cm long). Pacific Green is at the top in my eyes- they offer it all and have their own original style that others wouldn’t even try to emulate. I’ve stocked Pacific Green items various times now and they’ve all drawn immediate interest from international buyers in the UK, USA and Canada.
This sofa was bought into Australia by the original owners about 10 years ago direct from Fiji. This design has never been retailed in Australia to my knowledge so it’s particularly rare. When I first saw it, I didn’t hesitate. I love the Cayenne design but this is just as stunning. The boxy style is minimalist and tidy so would work well even in a smaller space. The colour of the leather is the perfect in my eyes- it works in well with the timber slats. In a modern minimalist designer apartment, it would look amazing but is also warm and inviting- not clinical looking like most designer furniture these days. This sofa is HEAVY. Pacific Green is all incredible in quality and this one is no different.
When I came across my first Pacific Green design about 2 years ago I immediately researched the Pacific Green brand more. Within 2 minutes I couldn’t wait to get the piece.
Pacific Green 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 more resilient than virtually any timber. It thrives in areas battered by tropical cyclones.
After I’d found out that I not only did I want the suite I’d found, I wanted to start stocking new Pacific Green furniture in iNVISeDGE (which would be a first for us because we only sell 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 factory was built in consultation with the surrounding villages and employed only local people. Business and skills training programmes were established. The majority of the business is owned by Fijians- the drive is still Australian- the designing arm happens here in Australia.
Pacific Green today has grown from that small 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 thought of. I can write nothing critical about this sofa or Pacific Green- if I wasn’t busy with iNVISeDGE I’d want a job with them.
The Cayenne sofa design retails today for about AU$4500. If they ever retailed this sofa in Australia it would be the same. The fact this design is extremely rare in Australia means it’s worth more. The quality is exceptional (all made BY HAND)- the leather- luxurious, the comfort- exceptional, looks- exceptional and investment appeal- exceptional. The Americans are going gaga over Pacific Green at the moment and they’re paying a LOT more than the Aussies (about double!). Pacific Green is really coming into its own.
The best thing about Pacific Green is the inspiration it evokes- PG ticks every box and proves that businesses can be successful, ecologically-responsible and socially aware. This sofa has been built to last and will continue to tell stories for generations to come- Pacific Green furniture will be the antiques of tomorrow. There’s no better way to invest in your home and reduce your carbon footprint.
