Blackwood Collective

Gareth Robertson spent a decade on high-end residential renovations before a world trip sent him back to the workbench. His Moffat Beach workshop builds furniture by hand, letting the timber lead — Tasmanian Blackwood is the favourite, a species with personal weight: as a proud Indigenous man, Robertson notes its traditional use in boomerangs, spear throwers and clap sticks. Pieces are made to commission.