Gerard's

Sally Kerkin was commissioned by Brisbane restaurant, Gerard’s, to design and make a complete tableware collection.

In 2023, the restaurant underwent a new renovation led by Jared Webb of J.AR OFFICE. Taking inspiration from the ruins of Baalbek in Lebanon, the space transformed into a temple of rammed earth, stainless steel and concrete.

Traditional Lebanese potters inspired the hand-made feel of the tableware collection; terracotta clay shaped into humble bowls, burnished with stones.

Layered shades of white provide a clean canvas for the food. Cut out arches create windows inside. Clay pressed into fabric mimic eroded stone. Edges pushing off centre. Slabs of clay, carving out platters.

Permanence but a recognition of change.