Prop styling & set direction

Sets, props and palettes with a story.

Art direction for shoots, launches and windows — where illustration, props and photography share one look.

Styled interior with a patterned orange armchair and side table

Where drawing meets the real world

An illustrator's eye is useful long before anything is drawn. Prop styling and set direction is about the same choices we make on paper — color, shape, rhythm, a focal point — made with real objects. We style product and editorial shoots, plan launch-event sets and design window displays so the photography and the illustration look like they belong to the same brand.

What set direction covers

  • Concept and mood boards that lock in palette, props and lighting before the shoot day.
  • Prop sourcing and styling — vintage finds, handmade cut-outs and painted backdrops.
  • Illustrated set pieces — giant paper props, hand-painted flats and custom signage.
  • On-set direction for editorial, catalog and social shoots.
  • Window and pop-up design for retail and events.

Our styling kit

How we plan a set

  1. Story

    One sentence that describes the moment the picture captures.

  2. Palette

    Three colors and a texture, pulled from the product.

  3. Props

    Every object earns its place; we cut anything that competes.

  4. Shoot

    Styled live on set, with illustrated elements ready to drop in.

Commissions open

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