Nick Munro was born in Doncaster. He studied engineering at Nottingham University and Industrial Design at The Royal College of Art in London. His first collection, Spiral, created egg cups, napkin rings and toast racks from bed springs. This led to Nick being awarded the title of UK Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 1988. Nick Munro's first piece for Wentworth's, a rocking salt and pepper set, was made in the same year.

Today Nick Munro designs pewter, ceramics, furniture, glass and lighting. He has undertaken commission work for Wedgwood, The Victoria and Albert Museum, Spode and Bugatti. He has also created a line of products for the retailer John Lewis. In 2006 Nick was appointed as Design Consultant for the interior fittings of P&O's latest cruise liner, Ventura.