At Montano Design Studio, we turn ideas into high-impact environments that stop people in their tracks. We create bold, meticulously crafted spaces that draw people in, spark interaction, and build real confidence in your brand.
We design, build, and deliver spaces that perform.
Exhibition & Trade Show Design
Attention-grabbing stands designed to stop traffic, guide engagement, and convert visitors into leads.
Retail & Commercial Environments
Purpose-built retail spaces that move customers naturally and strengthen brand experience at every step.
Brand Activations & Experiential Design
Immersive activations and pop-ups that make your brand tangible, memorable, and talked about.
Custom Fabrication & Build
Precision fabrication and delivery, ensuring every detail is built exactly as designed.
Featured Projects
Ferrari
Immersive Presentation Pavilion
A car like the SF90 Stradale needs more than a stand — it needs a statement. Sharp lines and refined lighting elevate the vehicle as the hero, delivering a bold, high-performing brand moment.
Red Bull
High-Impact Brand Environment
Red Bull demands intensity, so this concept delivers it. Dynamic forms, lit edges, and brand-focused details create an environment that feels charged, immersive, and unmistakably Red Bull.
Aesop
Retail Pop-Ups inspired materiality & detail
Aesop’s environments are defined by restraint, material honesty, and quiet confidence. This concept is reflected in sculpted concrete, warm timber accents, and soft, diffused lighting. Textured surfaces and clean geometry transform a simple counter into a calm, sensory moment that echoes Aesop’s design-led storytelling.
ABB
A Purpose-Built Stand Showcasing ABB’s Leadership in Industrial Innovation
ABB’s precision and innovation drive this concept. Clean structural lines, illuminated framing, and a focused product layout create a refined, future-leaning environment that elevates their technology on the exhibition floor.
MDS Process
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Every space begins with the brand’s story — purpose, culture, and visual language.
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We translate strategy into visuals, materials, and movement within the space.
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Every detail — form, texture, lighting — is chosen to create impact.
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From concept to handover, we guide suppliers and partners to flawlessly execute your vision.
Why
Brands
Choose Us
We think like designers and operate like builders.
Most studios stop at ideas, but we take them further. You get concept work that inspires and documentation that stands up in the real world. Every detail, every material, every millimetre is considered so your project moves smoothly from design to fabrication without surprises.
We balance creativity with commercial reality.
A stand can’t just look good; it needs to perform. Our designs consider flow, visibility, construction methods, transport, assembly time, and the realities of exhibition budgets. That means fewer headaches, stronger results, and environments that work as hard as your team on show day.
We understand the entire ecosystem of events and exhibitions.
From supplier coordination and material sourcing to technical documentation and installation, we design with the whole lifecycle in mind. This saves you money, reduces risk, and ensures your stand is not only beautiful but also buildable, scalable, and reliable.
You Work Directly With a Professional Creative Team.
Every project is shaped by the designers and strategists who bring the ideas to life not filtered through layers or lost in handovers. You get direct access to the people doing the thinking and crafting, ensuring clear communication, sharper strategy, and seamless execution from concept to completion. It’s how we maintain quality, speed, and a final result that feels purposeful and elevated.
We design for impact, not decoration.
Every line, surface, and material serves a purpose. We align design decisions with brand strategy, customer behaviour, and how people actually move through space. The result? Experiences that attract, engage, and convert, not just pretty pictures for a portfolio.
We treat every project like a partnership, not a transaction.
We want your stand to succeed because it reflects us too. You’ll feel supported, informed, and confident at every stage, knowing your brand is in the hands of someone who cares about the long game.
Behind
The Vision
Montano Design Studio is a Sydney-based spatial agency led by Joshua Montano, a designer with a background in commercial exhibitions, brand activations, and high-detail retail environments.
We merge architectural understanding with storytelling to build spaces that elevate brands and captivate audiences.
Brands We've Contributed To
We’ve contributed to leading brand projects through agency partnerships, bringing that experience into every MDS brief.
