Russell Pinch

Russell trained as a furniture and product designer. He is the founder of PINCH, a furniture, product and interior design company set up in 2004. He previously worked for the Conran group where he launched a homeware collection and co-founded The Nest, a multi-disciplinary brand design agency.

Russell Pinch graduated from Ravensbourne College of Design, London, after which he worked as Sir Terence Conran’s design assistant. In 1995 he became a Senior Product Designer for the Conran Group, where he was responsible for developing a diverse range of products for the Conran shops and restaurants and many of the designs for the Conran Collection, Conran’s benchmark homeware collection.

In 2004, PINCH, a furniture, product and interior design company, was born. The first collection of furniture was launched at 100% Design, London to great acclaim. Pinch was awarded the Blueprint/100% Design Best Newcomer award and the Design & Decoration Furniture Award 2005.