ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, mˈɛɾə dɪzˈaɪn ɪstˈæblɪʃt ðə sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ ˈɑːfɪs, ɚɹˈaʊnd bˈɪl hˈɪl ˈɪdɪˌoʊ ænd tˈɛɹi ˈɜːwɪn lˈændoːɹ ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪts, ænd ðˈɛn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv ðə lˈʌndən ˈɑːfɪs ɚɹˈaʊnd tˈɪm fˈɛndli nˈaʊ fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌv ɐplˈaɪd ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən ɡɹˈuːp, ænd ɹˈɑːbɪn ɹˈɪtʃmənd nˈaʊ fˈaʊndɚɹ ɪmˈɜːsɪv pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts, fˈɔːɹmɚli jˈuːniən dɪzˈaɪn.
In 1992, MetaDesign established the San Francisco office, around Bill Hill (IDEO) and Terry Irwin (Landor Associates), and then in 1995 the London office around Tim Fendley (now Founder of Applied Information Group), and Robin Richmond (now founder Immersive Projects), formerly Union Design.