Pacific Green

Post & Rail Furniture was started by Bruce Dowse and Peter Ryan in 1973 in Sydney, Australia. They created various styles of Australian furniture, including the INVESTMENT chair, using plantation wood in its pieces.^[1]

As it expanded internationally in the late 1980s, the company rebranded as Pacific Green. Its goal was to create a viable substitute for tropical hardwoods by recycling plantation coconut palms. Although palms are extremely hard and durable, their unique properties made them difficult to work using conventional techniques. Starting in Papua New Guinea, and later in the Fiji, the company established the world’s first factory dedicated to the research and development of coconut palms.^[2]

In 1996, Pacific Green opened its first US warehouse and showroom in Los Angeles, followed by retail outlets in Eastern Europe. In 2007, the company established an assembly plant in southern China and flagship retail stores in Asia.^{[citation needed]}

Palmwood was the name Pacific Green gave to the finished ‘hardwood’ material it developed. The company created a durable consumer-oriented material that was suitable in a variety of climates and resilient to wood-boring insects. Palmwood is an ecologically sustainable timber alternative.^[3]

Palmwood was chosen as the sustainable exterior wood for Masdar, the world's first 'eco-city' in Abu Dhabi, including gates, screens and doors.^[4]

The designs of the furniture are inspired by the artifacts and tools of traditional societies using natural materials sourced from around the world. Each piece is handcrafted by artisans using traditional techniques and is designed to give a sense of its global ethnic origins.^{[citation needed]}