The making of
Last Stool Splatter
Behind-the-scenes images featuring Max Lamb working on the Last Stool Splatter in his studio in London.
![An editorial image from behind the scenes of making Last Stool Splatter featuring Max Lamb.](https://images.ctfassets.net/v1z1ea1ae17v/5jj0zHzKoU1AmBWmWtKp28/823b12744266eac471e865a775a03da7/3x2Crop_MaxLamb_PhotoSasaStucin_11.jpg?w=750&h=500&fl=progressive&q=80&fm=jpg)
The Last Stool Splatter is hand-painted, then fired at 800 degrees Celsius to get a perfect enamel finish.
![An editorial image from behind the scenes of making Last Stool Splatter featuring Max Lamb.](https://images.ctfassets.net/v1z1ea1ae17v/2l25pOKZTm4ZU2ogiMYwco/953048494a97a733993bf5440843bca8/MaxLamb_PhotoSasaStucin_01.jpg?w=1280&h=1920&fl=progressive&q=80&fm=jpg)
![An editorial image from behind the scenes of making Last Stool Splatter featuring Max Lamb.](https://images.ctfassets.net/v1z1ea1ae17v/7JMn9NsJ5kqTFvyiU6Swgt/ac8f1b38220e058d1b2894cdf1210bea/MaxLamb_PhotoSasaStucin_09.jpg?w=1280&h=1920&fl=progressive&q=80&fm=jpg)
Winning the 2003 International Design Award while still a student allowed Max Lamb to visit the Cologne Trade Fair, where his interest in industrial design was piqued. The Englishman favors a direct, uncomplicated approach, trying to create an object from its raw material in the simplest possible way. His Last Stool, made from a single sheet of turned metal, is emblematic of his style.
![An editorial image from behind the scenes of making Last Stool Splatter featuring Max Lamb.](https://images.ctfassets.net/v1z1ea1ae17v/315NJWd12lFwz1AHFZR0S7/ebacf995452ef5c41cccefc24bd56c5b/MaxLamb_PhotoSasaStucin_02.jpg?w=750&h=500&fl=progressive&q=80&fm=jpg)
![An editorial image featuring Last Stool.](https://images.ctfassets.net/v1z1ea1ae17v/10NziF1pB9VP221neGzJgq/f1fd8869dfafd1dca1cfa3c6426eb307/MaxLamb_PhotoSasaStucin_07.jpg?w=1280&h=1920&fl=progressive&q=80&fm=jpg)
![An editorial image from behind the scenes of making Last Stool Splatter featuring Max Lamb.](https://images.ctfassets.net/v1z1ea1ae17v/60d3IFMLOYloN2JLjGxe58/b99b647972724c31c63a75d9c8941540/MaxLamb_PhotoSasaStucin_08.jpg?w=1280&h=1920&fl=progressive&q=80&fm=jpg)