The Hawkesbury Sandstone collection is the result of Max Lamb’s extensive research into the distinctive sandstone, native to the Sydney Bay area, as a predominant feature of the landscape and a resource readily available upon the arrival of the First Fleet. Lamb’s collection consists of four pieces: steps, a table, stools and a bench.

After an intensive research period in his hometown of London, Max Lamb identified the distinctive sandstone, native to the Sydney Bay area, as a predominant feature of the landscape and a resource readily available upon the arrival of the First Fleet. Lamb traveled to Sydney for one month of development and production focused on creating a collection of sandstone furniture, in collaboration with Gosford Quarries.

The Hawkesbury Sandstone Collection consists of four pieces: steps, a table, stools and a bench. The steps began as an investigation of Lady MacQuarie’s seat. The table references the sandstone rock faces exposed along the shoreline of Sydney Bay. The stools directly reference seated figures in colonial period paintings. The bench takes its inspiration from the natural sitting place created by the protruding roots of mature fig trees in the Sydney Botanical Gardens.