Robert Welch is an interior product designer, He creates household goods in the sleekest of fashion. He’s also tried his hand in jewellery design which has paid off for him immensely. Within a few modest rooms in the 18th century silk mill at Chipping Campden in the Cotswolds, a small team of people has created 3,418 individual new products, leading to sales of over 46 million items around the world.
In 1955, fresh from the Royal College of Art, Robert Welch was looking to set up a studio somewhere between his parents’ home in Malvern and London, where he might find work.
Being an enthusiastic cricketer, Robert Welch believed in the close working efficiency of small teams, He called upon the complementary skills of designers, prototype makers and manufacturers to help realise Robert Welch designs.
Each new Robert Welch product is evolved from rigorous questioning about its function, manufacture, durability and ease of use.
The pictures above show some of this process during the creation of the Robert Welch Signature Knife.
I liked this fact about the company –
‘Every item, large or small, has been created by the Robert Welch Design Team in Chipping Campden in the same building where Robert Welch started all those years ago’
Mike Byrne 