A native of St. Austell, Cornwall, Lamb earned a degree in Three Dimensional Design from Northumbria University in 2003. In the same year he was awarded the Hettich International Design Award and the Peter Walker Award for Innovation in Furniture Design. Lamb worked as a design consultant for Ou Baholyodhin Studio in London, designing furniture, graphics, exhibitions and private domestic interiors. In 2006, he completed his Masters Degree in Design Products at the Royal College of Art, developing a concise, process driven approach to design. After a year designing for Tom Dixon Studio, Lamb established his own practice and in 2008 began teaching on the Industrial Design course at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne.
