6 HORSFORD ROAD
LONDON
SW2 5BN
+44 (0)20 7501 9262
Pinch is the collaboration between husband and wife team Russell Pinch and Oona Bannon.
We are lucky enough to have been invited to design for a number of leading retailers and manufacturers, as well as designing and distributing our own range of furniture. We also work on a number of studio projects from interior design, to branding, graphics and retail strategy.
As a small company we pride ourselves on being light on our feet with an ability to generate ideas whilst making sure they come to life in the best possible way. We enjoy the process of development and realisation as much as that first spark of a creative idea.
Our aim is to design fantastic quality products; simple, elegant and approachable, for real people’s lives. With a timeless quality, our pieces are designed and built to last, and we hope work comfortably in a variety of situations, from concrete to country. Our style does not seek to dominate or dictate but we hope instead thoroughly and resonantly engages.
Having spent 5 years designing products for demanding customers buyers and specifiers, and another combined 12 years in branding and marketing, we understand client’s and customer’s needs. We take a pride in delivering compelling, dynamic and commercial ideas, from furniture, to cutlery to retail environments and exhibition spaces.
Founded in early 2004, armed with bags of enthusiasm and a whole load of ideas, we set ourselves the goal of launching our first collection at September’s 100% Design. 10 pieces and a few more grey hairs later, our work was rewarded when we won the Blueprint 100% Design Best Newcomer 2004 Award.
Since then our client list has continued to grow, and we have launched the ARMOIRE collection, the first of what we hope is a number of collections where we design, manufacture, and distribute directly.
Born in 1973, Russell Pinch graduated from Ravensbourne College of Design, London. After graduating he worked as Sir Terence Conran’s design assistant and in 1995 he became a Senior Product Designer for the Conran Group. Here 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.
After 5 years with Conran, Russell co-founded The Nest, a multi-disciplinary brand design agency with clients including British Airways, MFI, WHSmith, Rip Curl and Selfridges.
In 2004 a return to furniture design beckoned and 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.
Oona joined PINCH full time in January 2006 to run the business and manage projects. Having spent 6 years in the design industry, first account managing at The Nest followed by 4 years as Account Director at branding agency Bloom, she brings a wealth of consumer understanding as well as passion for developing and delivering projects. She works closely with Russell to develop briefs, hone the concepts, design the colours and select the fabrics. She also reviews boutique and luxury hotels for Mr & Mrs Smith.
2004 Blueprint/100% Design Best Newcomer
2005 WAVE SIDEBOARD - Design and Decoration Awards Best Furniture
2005 WAVE SIDEBOARD - Shortlisted Elle Decoration Furniture Award
2007 TWIG BENCH - Runner Up Homes & Gardens Design Classic Award
2007 TWIG BENCH - Shortlisted Sustain - Most Sustainable Design Product
2007 AVERY ARMCHAIR - Shortlisted Elle Decoration Furniture Award
2008 ARMOIRE - Shortlisted - Homes & Gardens Design Classic Award