AN INDEPENDENT CREATIVE STUDIO FOR PHYSICAL BRAND EXPERIENCES
Montano Design Studio is a Sydney-born creative studio bringing ideas to life in the physical world. We design exhibitions, activations, retail pop-ups and event environments, combining creative thinking with a practical understanding of how things get made. Working directly with you, we shape each project from the first idea to production-ready documentation.
Creative thinking. Hands-on design. Direct collaboration.
WHAT WE DESIGN
Trade show/ Exhibition
Turn your brand into a destination on the exhibition floor.
We develop the creative concept, spatial experience and agreed design documentation around your exhibition brief.
Brand
Activations
Turn a campaign idea into a physical experience people can join. We shape the visitor journey, interaction points and spatial design around the brand, audience and setting.
Event Environments
Create an environment that gives the event its own identity and atmosphere.
We shape how people arrive, move, gather, and experience the programme, connecting the creative idea with the venue's realities.
Environmental Graphics
Extend the brand across the environment with graphics that belong to the space. We develop spatial graphics, signage and artwork layouts, then prepare agreed production-ready files and specifications.
Strategic Thinking
Your brand, audience and project objectives guide the design from the outset.
Creative Direction
A clear idea connects the space, materials, graphics and visitor experience.
Production Ready
Detailed design and documentation give production partners clear information to work from.
Direct Collaboration
Work directly with the design team to shape and develop your project.
“Collaborating with MDS was effortless. We pushed creative boundaries together, and the outcome was always elevated, on-brand, and executed to a high standard”
Fallon-Christine Carrington, Senior Custom Account Manager
Enquiry Form
Ready to move? Tell us what you're building. We'll come back within 24 hours with a clear next step
BRAND PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Our team’s experience includes contributions to projects for these brands through agency partnerships and previous roles. We bring that experience to the creative thinking, spatial design and production knowledge behind every MDS project.
