OUR STORY
Blackwood Collective
A love of making, materials and the stories behind them.
Blackwood Collective was founded by carpenter and cabinet maker Gareth Robertson.
Beginning his career in carpentry, Gareth spent years working on architecturally designed homes and commercial spaces before a growing interest in joinery, furniture and timber began to shape a different direction.
Blackwood Collective started quietly, making furniture from a garage while Gareth continued working as a carpenter. One project led to another, relationships grew and eventually the side project became the workshop it is today.
Now based in Moffat Beach on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, Blackwood Collective is a small team of makers specialising in architectural joinery, furniture and detailed timber work.
Why Blackwood?
The name Blackwood has always held more than one meaning.
Tasmanian Blackwood was one of the timbers Gareth was drawn to early in his career for its warmth, character and variation.
The name also acknowledges Gareth's Aboriginal heritage. A proud Lardil man, Gareth grew up understanding the importance of story, family and the knowledge carried through making.
That idea of story continues to influence the way we work today.
We believe the things we make should feel connected to their place and the people who use them. Materials should be chosen with purpose. Details should have a reason. And good work should become better with age.
How We Work
Collaboratively, carefully and with a healthy respect for the details.
Some projects arrive as fully resolved architectural documentation. Others begin as a sketch, a material or simply an idea.
Either way, we like being part of the conversation.
We work closely with architects, designers, builders and clients to resolve materials, construction and detailing before each project moves through our workshop.
There is technology and precision in what we do, but plenty of hands on making too.
It is this combination that allows us to deliver complex architectural joinery while retaining the character and attention to detail of something made rather than simply manufactured.