MET Studio was originally set up in 1982 by its Chairman and founder Alex McCuaig, taking its name from the Metropolitan Wharf in London where the company's first design studio was sited. Twenty-nine years later, the company enjoys a global reputation, with a lengthy list of highly-acclaimed masterplanning, museum, exhibition, visitor centre, zoo, special event, retail, AV and branding projects, created for corporate clients such as Cunard, De Beer, Virgin, Lucent, Swire, Hongkong Telecom, Portugal Telecom and The Wellcome Trust, as well as non-corporate clients including The Dutch, Irish and Macau Governments, the local councils of Hull and Birmingham and the London Borough of Southwark, as well many national museums around the world. MET Studio has won or been a finalist in 65 individual awards and a winner of over 30 awards since the company began, including some of the world's most prestigious business and design awards, such as The Queen's Award for Enterprise and the Business Link Exporter of the Year Award, as well as being a winner at The Museum of the Year Awards, The DBA Design Effectiveness Awards (which measure the tangible results of design) and taking Design Week's top plaudit - the Best of Show Award - for the best design of any kind in a 12-month period.
The company has offices in London and Hong Kong.