Pole Dancing Pins is run by artist, illustrator, and designer Nikkie Stinchcombe (aka Little Paper Forest). Nikkie began her pole dancing journey around 2012 while earning her degree in illustration and continues to attend classes regularly. Despite over 10 years of experience, Nikkie's skills are mediocre, and she often undoes any significant flexibility or strength-building progress by sitting all day and drawing. Pole dancing is simply a fun hobby and an effective way to trick herself into a challenging but deeply rewarding workout.

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Nikkie merged her profession as an illustrator with her passion for pole dancing to create her very first pole dancing pin in 2018 (pictured above). One design quickly expanded into a few, followed by a successful crowdfunding campaign in 2019 for several more designs. This led to multiple collections, colour variants, stickers, and keychains, with many more designs planned for the future. Pole Dancing Pins gained its own social media identity in 2020 and finally launched its solo website in 2024. Pole Dancing Pins continues to be an artistic expression of Nikkie's passion for both illustration and pole dancing, as well as her love for connecting with the incredible community and lifelong friends she's made along the way.