Make Studio
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2008
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 2
About Make Studio
Make Studio is an integrated creative agency and CGI studio founded in 2008. Based in Bournemouth with a European branch in Amsterdam, it combines brand consultancy, campaign development, digital design and visual production. Its work serves property developers, architects, industrial manufacturers, consumer brands and public-sector organisations.
The agency brings strategic and production capabilities together across brand identity, marketing communications and digital experiences. Brand work includes research, positioning, workshops, visual identity, typography and tone of voice, alongside ongoing brand guardianship. Campaign services extend from creative direction and copywriting to media planning, packaging, print, social content and environmental graphics.
Digital design and visual storytelling
Make Studio develops websites and digital experiences through content strategy, user experience and interface design, responsive development, hosting and maintenance. These services sit alongside motion graphics, photography, film and post-production, allowing the agency to produce connected materials across different channels.
Its architectural and commercial CGI work is delivered through its dedicated Make Believe division, established in 2015. This team produces architectural and interior visualisations, product imagery, animation and photorealistic rendering. Interactive work includes virtual reality experiences and 360-degree tours, while drone photography and film support its wider visual production offering.
The studio's property work combines visualisation with branding and marketing materials for residential developments, commercial real estate and interior projects. Its industrial work encompasses product launches, technical visual communication and international campaigns for engineering, piping systems, automation and water technology businesses. Other markets include consumer electronics, fashion, optics, hospitality and regional tourism.
Development and growth
The company began with a focus on CGI visualisation and marketing for property developers and commercial brands before expanding into broader integrated campaigns and digital services. Its Amsterdam branch opened in 2015 to develop European client operations. In June 2020, Make Studio acquired Bournemouth branding and digital agency We Are Mega Ltd, integrating additional design capabilities and client accounts into its business.
More about Make Studio
Founders and leadership
- The founders are Christopher Bainbridge, Carla Sanders and Andrew McMinn.
- Companies House lists Christopher Jonathan Tristan Bainbridge as secretary and director, and Andrew James McMinn and Carla Joanne Sanders as directors, each appointed on 13 March 2008.
- The report identifies Andy McMinn as CGI Director and leader of the European branch.
Business milestones
- Garmin's selection of the studio as its creative agency marked a significant expansion from architectural rendering into integrated brand campaigns, product marketing and multichannel creative direction.
- Following the 2020 acquisition of We Are Mega, former Mega co-founder Andrew Russell joined the board as a creative director. He resigned in October 2021.
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Where Make Studio is based
- The Old Chapel, 32 Gloucester Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 6HZ, United KingdomBournemouth, England, United Kingdom
Bournemouth office
HeadquartersGlobal headquarters and primary creative studio, housing executive management, brand strategy, digital design and core CGI artists.
- Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Amsterdam office
Opened 2015
European branch established in 2015, led by co-founder and CGI Director Andy McMinn. A standalone street address is not published.
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