Williams Sonoma / Summer Catalogs, 18

Photography: Anna Williams, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc, Food Styling by George Dolese

Photography: Anna Williams, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc, Food Styling by George Dolese

Photography: Anna Williams, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc, Food Styling by George Dolese

Photography: Anna Williams, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc, Food Styling by George Dolese

Photography: Anna Williams, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc, Food Styling by George Dolese

Photography: Anna Williams, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc, Food Styling by George Dolese

Photography: Anna Williams, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc, Food Styling by George Dolese

Photography: Anna Williams, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc, Food Styling by George Dolese

Photography: Anna Williams, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc, Food Styling by George Dolese

Photography: Romulo Yanes, Art Direction: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc, Food Styling by George Dolese, Prop Styling: Suzie Meyers

Photography: Romulo Yanes, Art Direction: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc, Food Styling by George Dolese, Prop Styling: Suzie Meyers

Photography: Romulo Yanes, Art Direction: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc, Food Styling by George Dolese, Prop Styling: Suzie Meyers

Photography: Romulo Yanes, Art Direction: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc, Food Styling by George Dolese, Prop Styling: Suzie Meyers

Over the last few months, All of Marcus's work for Williams Sonoma has started to appear in the pre and now Summer catalogs in both Prop Styling and Art Direction. Largely Grilling spreads, Marcus got to work with fave Photographers Anna Williams and Romulo Yanes.  

While Marcus was Art Directing he got to work with the ever lovely Prop Stylist Suzie Meyers and I'm sure you'll all agree, amazing Food Styling by George Delose

Shooting in San Francisco, It's always fun to shoot Summer spreads knowing that the season will be on it's way, As we all kick back on Memorial Day, We know Summer is finally here, We hope you all had a great long weekend!

Williams Sonoma / Holidays, 2017

Photography: Anson Smart, Prop Styling: Holly Smith, Art Direction: Marcus Hay for SMH, inc

Photography: Anson Smart, Prop Styling: Holly Smith, Food by Nathan Carrabba, Art Direction: Marcus Hay for SMH, inc

Photography: Anson Smart, Prop Styling: Holly Smith, Art Direction: Marcus Hay for SMH, inc

Photography: Anson Smart, Prop Styling: Holly Smith, Art Direction: Marcus Hay for SMH, inc

Photography: Anson Smart, Food Styling: Nathan Carrabba, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, inc

Photography: Anna Williams, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, inc

Photography: Anson Smart, Prop Styling: Holly Smith, Art Direction: Marcus Hay for SMH, inc

Photography: Anders Schonnemann, Prop Styling: Amy Wilson, Art Direction: Marcus Hay for SMH, inc

Photography: Anders Schonnemann, Prop Styling: Amy Wilson, Food Styling: Alison Attenborough, Art Direction: Marcus Hay for SMH, inc

Photography: Anders Schonnemann, Prop Styling: Amy Wilson, Food Styling: Alison Attenborough, Art Direction: Marcus Hay for SMH, inc

Photography: Anders Schonnemann, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, inc

Photography: Anna Williams, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, inc

It's always a big season at Williams Sonoma when the Holiday's are concerned and this year Studio Marcus Hay, Inc played a big part in creating some amazing imagery for the December Catalog's. Working with the ever talented Photographers Anson Smart, Anna Williams and Anders Schonnemann. 

Marcus largely Art Directed for the season but also Prop Styled in places, always open to be a part of the bigger picture and helping where he can, With amazing teams and having the opportunity to work in one of his favorite cities, San Francisco, he enjoys the challenge of creating fresh and vibrant Photography that enhances the brand's visual identity.

Williams Sonoma / Fall Catalogs

Photography: Anson Smart, Prop Styling by Holly Smith, Art Direction: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Left: Food Styling: Alison Attenborough, Right: Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anna Williams, Food Styling: George Delose, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anna Williams, Food Styling: George Delose, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Food Styling: Nathan Carrabba, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anna Williams, Food Styling: George Delose, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anders Schonnemann, Prop Styling: Amy Wilson, Art Direction : Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc 

For Fall this year for Williams Sonoma, Marcus both Art Directed for some spreads and styled for others, crossing over from both Williams Sonoma Cooks to Williams Sonoma Home. Having the opportunity with working with regular and very talented Photographers Anders Schonnemann, Anna Williams, Sharyn Cairns and Anson Smart and with amazing Prop Stylist’s Amy Wilson and Holly Smith and ever wonderful Food Stylist's Nathan Carrabba, George Dolese and Alison Attenborough. Always such a pleasure to work with so many talented folks, many of whom we at SMH, Inc have had great working relationships with for many years. 

Fall is the time of year to embrace familiar themes such as Thanksgiving and the impending Holidays and thus these spreads reflect the season that is approaching, We hope you all have an amazing Fall and enjoy this special time of year. 

Williams Sonoma / Michael Mina / BBQ / Cocktails / Summer, 2017

Photography: Anson Smart, Food Styling: George Dolese, Prop & Set Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc 

Photography: Anson Smart, Food Styling: George Dolese, Prop & Set Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anson Smart, Food Styling: George Dolese, Prop & Set Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anson Smart, Food Styling: George Dolese, Prop & Set Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anson Smart, Food Styling: George Dolese, Prop & Set Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

For Williams Sonoma, Marcus was excited to join the team to work with Michael Mina, Michael Mina is an award-winning chef, restaurateur and cookbook author whose name has been synonymous with bold food and memorable dining for more than two decades. He is the creator of Michael Mina, his signature restaurant in San Francisco, CA. In 2002, along with partner Andre Agassi, he founded Mina Group, which today includes nearly 30 dining concepts, including Bardot Brasserie in Las Vegas, Stonehill Tavern in Southern California and the forthcoming Margeaux Brasserie in Chicago. His new collection of seasonings and relishes are inspired by the creations he serves at Bourbon Pub in Santa Clara, CA, a gathering place where he puts his spin on classic pub fare.

Also that week we photographed some amazing cocktail and outdoor kitchen spreads, really getting into the spirit of Summer.

Images here are photographed by the wonderful Anson Smart. Food Styling and mean burger wrangling by George Dolese.  

Williams Sonoma/ How to set a Holiday table like a Stylist/ Taste Blog

Photography: Romulo Yanes, Art Direction & Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Still Life Photography: Romulo Yanes, Portrait: Kate Mathis, Art Direction & Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

It was such a honor for Marcus to be asked by Williams Sonoma to contribute to their Taste blog in an article "How to set a Holiday table like a Stylist" 

This copy accompanied Marcus's image plus many more great images by Marcus's fellow Stylist friends and workmates: A creatively set holiday table does more than provide great Instagram fodder for you and guests – it can set the mood for the entire party, start a conversations between guests, and let you share a bit of your personal style with everyone at the table.

For inspiration, we turned to a dream team of Williams-Sonoma stylists, who make it their job to set beautiful tablescapes for photo shoots and parties. From clever DIYs to nature-inspired centerpieces, here are some of their best ideas for setting a striking holiday table.

We created our table using the Open Kitchen range, Not with the food, necessarily, but with the décor: A twig or branch tucked into a napkin ring, a bundle of fresh herbs to freshen each place setting, or a homemade “runner” of everygreen foliage will do the trick. “It can feel freshly plucked from the garden and really natural, in addition to adding a fresh fragrance,” says Marcus

The image was photographed by the wonderful Romulo Yanes 

Williams Sonoma Cooks / Fall Catalog/ 2016

Photography: Erin Kunkel, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc 

Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Erin Kunkel, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

We continue the Williams Sonoma Thanksgiving vibe by sharing with you some more of the evocative images that were created for this years Thanksgiving and Fall catalog. Marcus who styled these shots got to work with some amazing Photographers and Food Stylists once again for the iconic brand.

In his usual graphic style Marcus was able to make these sets of carving and steak knives jump off the page by using a series of wooden boards, stone bowls and slate. The rich and inciting world of Thanksgiving continues working with the amazing Food Stylist Alison Attenborough working on a buffet that would make any host proud. 

These images were shot by SF native Erin Kunkel and Australian Sharyn Cairns. 

Williams Sonoma Cooks/ Open Kitchen / Haven's Kitchen

Photography: John Kernick, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: John Kernick, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: John Kernick, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: John Kernick, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: John Kernick, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: John Kernick, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: John Kernick, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: John Kernick, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Founder of Haven's Kitchen, Alison Kayne, Photography: John Kernick, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

A few months ago, Marcus and his team joined Williams Sonoma in New York for the opportunity to style the Fall Open Kitchen section of the catalog. Using just Open Kitchen product mixed in with a lot of pumpkins, gourds and vibrant pink mom’s, Marcus created a world of Friendsgiving in the complex’s café. Quite a large scale space, He needed to create very large floral arrangements and branches to enhance the festive feeling needed.  

Havens Kitchen is located in Chelsea/ NYC The Kitchen is a space dedicated to forming communities through the pleasure of cooking and eating. Alison Cayne founded Haven’s Kitchen in 2012 with the goal of advocating for sustainable agricultural systems by teaching people how to cook. Initially a cooking school, the business eventually expanded to include a café, serving fine and approachable food as well as on-site and off-site private event services.

We loved working again with the amazing Photographer John Kernick, Food by the ever so clever George Dolese 

Check out the Freindsgiving section on the website and in the catalog. 

Williams Sonoma/ Fall Catalog, 2016

Photography: Anders Schonnemann, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anders Schonnemann, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anders Schonnemann, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anson Smart, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

For the Williams Sonoma Fall Catalog, 2016, Marcus for SMH, Inc was once again in San Francisco to work on iconic spreads for the season. Thanksgiving is around the corner and this year found us in many different locations around the Bay area to shoot the spreads assigned. We got to shoot with a number of different and wonderful Photographers: Sharyn Cairns, Anders Schonnemann and Anson Smart to name a few. It was a great experience to be with new teams and be a part of creating a visual language for the season for Willams Sonoma.

This Fall we embraced feathers, leather string, crafted copper dipped tags, clever and unexpected table setting ideas and seasonal fauna. Taking a more relaxed casual take mixed with more traditional items of product, We were conscious to give the season a more personal approach, less traditional and uptight. We hope you enjoy the results.

Williams Sonoma/ September Catalog, 2016

Photographer: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photographer: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Left: Photographer: Sharyn Cairns, Right: Erin Kunkel, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Left: Photographer: Sharyn Cairns, Right: Romulo Yanes, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Working on September Catalog's means embracing Fall, acknowledging that little snap of cold in the air, watching the leaves start to crinkle. Fall in America is a very beautiful season and while we shoot most Fall projects in the height of Summer, It's still nice to get your head around a season that is often associated with holidays like Thanksgiving.

SMH, Inc had a number of weeks in San Francisco belting out beautiful images for Williams Sonoma Cooks that can be seen here and will be featured in the following months as we head towards the holidays.

It was so nice to be able to work with some new working relationships, We loved working with Photographers Sharyn Cairns and Erin Kunkel as well as our fave Romulo Yanes. 

Williams Sonoma/ August Catalog

Photography: Anson Smart, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anson Smart, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

For the August Catalog for Williams Sonoma, Marcus was asked to style these very chic monochromatic spread's. Working with a new Provence black serve ware, he created a butler's pantry style shot using all pieces from the new range which are all hand painted. 

Other shots included new kitchen tool accessories and steak knife sets shot with their matching boxes. Staples for the brand.

Working with the very talent Photographer Anson Smart we had a great week including shots to be featured in September's Catalog and the following months. Look out for those!

Williams Sonoma/ Summer Catalog

Photography: Romulo Yanes, Styling: Marcus Hay for Studio Marcus Hay, Inc

Photography: Romulo Yanes, Styling: Marcus Hay for Studio Marcus Hay, Inc

Photography: Romulo Yanes, Styling: Marcus Hay for Studio Marcus Hay, Inc

Photography: Romulo Yanes, Styling: Marcus Hay for Studio Marcus Hay, Inc

Photography: Anson Smart, Styling: Marcus Hay for Studio Marcus Hay, Inc

For Williams Sonoma Summer, It’s always nice to shoot it where it’s warmer all year anyhow to get into the spirit of sunshine and happy days, Escaping the dead of winter in NY for the more palatable west coast allowed SMH, Inc to work on some great images for the new catalog featuring a very appetizing cocktail on the cover was a pleasure.

This time we were focused on Styling, Continuing with their melamine collection, we have some more versions of that series profiled here, taking a very graphic approach on a lovely zinc surface. Wedding registries and baking pages galore and a fun lemonade party where we worked with two delightful girls, creating a garden, lemonade stand and wardrobe. Was a lot of fun for American Girl. You can’t see it, but there is some very lovely 10 x 10 feet sod beneath their feet the best quality California has to offer!

These images ended up in the main catalog but also in a mini Gift catalog also. 

Was great to work once again with the very talented Photographer's, Anson Smart and Romulo Yanes

Williams Sonoma Cooks / Spring, 2016

Photography: Anson Smart, Styling: Marcus Hay for Studio Marcus Hay, Inc

Photography: Anson Smart, Styling: Marcus Hay for Studio Marcus Hay, Inc

Photography: Anson Smart, Styling: Marcus Hay for Studio Marcus Hay, Inc

Photography: Anson Smart, Styling: Marcus Hay for Studio Marcus Hay, Inc

Photography: Romulo Yanes, Styling and Art Direction: Marcus Hay for Studio Marcus Hay, Inc

For the last couple of catalogs this season, Studio Marcus Hay, Inc has been busy once again over on the West Coast for Williams Sonoma Cooks in both Styling and Art Directing capacities.

In our classic graphic style for the brand, we have created a series of images including melamine, bbq tools, bbq grill pans, wine glasses and bathroom/kitchen products.

It's so much fun to work with the bright colors of the season pairing it with classic zinc and marble. 

SMH, Inc is about to head back over to San Francisco later this month to work on the latest catalog in production, Look at for that work soon!

Williams Sonoma Cooks/ Spring, 2016

Photography: Anson Smart, Styling: Studio Marcus Hay, Inc

Photography: Anson Smart, Styling: Studio Marcus Hay, Inc

Photography: Anson Smart, Styling: Studio Marcus Hay, Inc

Photography: Romulo Yanes, Art Direction and Styling: Studio Marcus Hay, Inc

For the Spring catalog for Williams Sonoma Cooks, Studio Marcus Hay worked on both Styling and for some spreads the Art Direction also producing spreads for a variety of different products including their new range of Williams Sonoma soaps and lotions. Others were glassware, melamine and Duraclear outdoor table ware and also BBQ tools. You can really feel the warmer seasons upon us especially when working on spread s like these.  

We shot once again with the both talented Photographers Anson Smart and Romulo Yanes in San Francisco