Toby Russell was born in London in 1963, he trained in silversmithing and metal work at the Camberwell School of Art and Design in London. He graduated in 1986 and set up his workshop in London.

He first worked in pewter and many of his early commissions were in this medium. Toby Russell's work is to be seen in a number of collections in the United Kingdom and abroad. In 1989 Winchester College commissioned a memorial trophy from him. In 1992 he was commissioned by the Goldsmiths' Company to design and make a silver vase for their Modern Plate Committee. He went on in 1993 to win first prize in The Goldsmiths' Craft Council design competition and was awarded the prestigious Goldsmiths' Company Award.

In 1994 he was commissioned by The Goldsmiths' Company to design and make a silver jug to mark the Centenary of the National Association of Goldsmiths. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London purchased a Bpiece in 1998 for its permanent collection.

Toby Russell is currently working on two major commissions- a silver bowl for the Goldsmiths' Company and a silver alms dish for York Minster.

Toby Russell has exhibited his work in exhibitions in Paris, Zurich, Prague, Berlin, New York and Los Angeles.