“ Let your home be your mast and not your anchor”
We’re all immensely proud of our origins here in one of Europe’s most beautiful capital cities. As home to the world’s largest international festivals of arts and culture, Edinburgh has been Studio MB’s launchpad for work that has been international in reach and global in outlook since our beginnings two decades ago.
Today, we imagine and we deliver for amazing projects all over the world. From Reykjavík to Riyadh, Delhi to Durham, San Antonio to Shanghai. And in this, our 20th year, we are establishing a second studio in London. Exciting Times!
It takes all sorts
We all come from a variety of backgrounds - interiors, exhibition, architecture, graphics, product, audio visual, theatre, marketing, psychology... even accountancy.
This rich assortment creates a studio of complimentary skills, and provides an inter-disciplinary talent resource that can meet both the plentiful and peculiar challenges that each project we undertake provides.
“ We are content to state we are the best we’ve ever been”
Without doubt the education we have received and interpretive intelligence we have accumulated from every project undertaken over this time, has made us the award winning team we are today.
As a result, we are content to state, we have never been better at what we do than we are now – a team who understands how to design and deliver astonishing visitor experiences that bring class mates and colleagues, friends and family, together, to give joy and enrich lives.
Meet The Team
Ally Hickson
Design DirectorAmy Milton
Content ManagerCarl Davies
Project ManagerCatriona Fraser
DesignerCharlie Barr
DirectorCraig Mann
DirectorDavid Harrison
Graphic Design DirectorDuncan Melville
Project ManagerEllie Grainger
DesignerEmma Sanders
Studio ManagerFlorence Allen
DesignerJames Alexander
DirectorJames Poppa
Senior DesignerJamie Hickson
Design DirectorJim Broughton
DirectorJujar Singh
Senior DesignerLizzie Moon
Studio AdministrationMhairi Naismith
Design DirectorRachael Mackay
DesignerRobin Soutar
Finance ManagerSam Bray
Graphic DesignerSam Valentine
Senior DesignerSteven Dale
Graphic DesignerWill Newell
Senior DesignerTeam Building
Our twentieth year has seen the recruitment of several new people as we look to the future – journeys. Two directors have joined the board, while four incredibly talented design graduates have joined our studio. The future is bright!
Pause for thought
“Getting to work with incredible people and going behind the scenes in amazing organisations – it’s such a privilege.”
“Getting to the very heart of the storylines and exploring the most creative ways of delivering these – capturing visitors’ imaginations so they’re fully immersed in the narratives presented.”
“Creating connections with audiences, and providing a platform for conversation, debate and new understandings.”
“Being part of a company, part of an industry, where I learn something new and wonderful everyday.”
“Helping our client organisations have conversations that matter with future generations.”
“Finding new ways of doing our work so we build communities and tread more lightly on our world.”