SETDECOR MAGAZINE AND THE BUZZ NEWSLETTER - THE HISTORY
The earliest publication of the SDSA from 1994
The SDSA's Magazine has evolved dramatically since its first humble paper issue in March 1994, soon after the founding events in 1993. That simple first eight pages, copied and stapled together, was edited by SDSA’s first Vice President Stephen Potter, and inspired by SDSA Founder Robert L. Zilliox. It reported on the SDSA’s elegant Inaugural Brunch at the Beverly Hills Peninsula Hotel.
The 10th Anniversary issue of SETDECOR Magazine, Spring/ Summer 2003
Fast Forward To 2002
Editor Karen Burg joined the SDSA in 2002, as did Graphic Designer Kim Grover. Thanks to their superb abilities, the publication made tremendous leaps in quality of editorial and visual content. SDSA Magazine evolved into a glossy color version, renamed SETDECOR for Fall 2002. It continued as a quarterly print publication until Winter 2009.
THE DIGITAL AGE
SETDECOR merged with the SDSA Website for Spring 2009 and become solely a digital publication, continuing under the expert leadership of Editor Karen Burg.
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
In the early years, a rich and revolving cache of set decorators contributed to editing the SDSA publication: Jan Bergstrom, Rosemary Brandenburg and Jan Pascale, with early additional participatation by Mel Cooper, Dwight Jackson, Kathe Klopp, Diane O’Connell, Sarah Stone, Joanne Baker, Susan Ory Powers, Denise Pizzini. Their efforts were supported by SDSA Administrators Karen Wiswell and Bob Yonchak, and especially Graphic Designers Matthew Rivera, Ileanna Hernandez and Gina Azzari, as well as advertising sales representatives Maria Margarita Lopez, JoAnn Vara and Jeff Victor. In 2022, Photo Editor Martha Winterhalter joined to support Editor Karen Burg.
THE BUZZ
SDSA Business Member Mimi Clarke (Front Row Media) launched THE BUZZ, the SDSA Newsletter in 2013. Fast-breaking news, Awards, Events, Who's working on what project, Spotlight on Business Members and Spotlight on Set Decorators. Archive of THE BUZZ (Click here)
SDSA BUSINESS MEMBER SUPPORT
Since its inception, SDSA Business Members’ support for SETDECOR through advertising, and the Studios’s support through For Your Consideration ads have added not only to the financial health of the publication, but to rich, high-quality imagery in both print and digital formats.
INSIDE THE SET WITH SETDECOR
Launched in 2020, our peer-to-peer interview series has excelled. Produced initially by Karen Burg, Chase Helzer, Gene Cane, JoAnn Vara and David Smith, the interviews took a step forward when in 2021 Producer Delphine Figueras joined the group with Director Alex Beatty. They pitched the peer-to-peer format, where a fellow Set Decorator interviews the Set Decorator and Production Designer for top Television shows and Feature Films. In 2023, the series won several Telly Awards for interviews of THE FABELMANS and WHITE NOISE, and two Telly Awards in recognition of the entire year’s series of INSIDE THE SET with SETDECOR interviews.
ARCHIVES
SETDECOR is the heart and soul of the SDSA, we hope you will enjoy a tour through the Archives, CLICK for SETDECOR Magazine Archives
SETDECOR
Editor: Karen Burg
Karen.Burg@setdecor.com
Photo Editor: Martha Winterhalter
INSIDE THE SET
Producers: Delphine Figueras, Alex Beatty, Karen Burg, Chase Helzer, Gene Cane
THE BUZZ
Editor: Mimi Clarke
infosubmit@setdecorators.org
SDSA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Gene Cane
MARKETING
JoAnn Vara • Business Member Advertising • jvara@setdecorators.org
Jeff Victor • For Your Consideration Advertising • jvictor@setdecorators.org
WEBSITE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS
Beth Wooke SDSA
Rosemary Brandenburg SDSA
website@setdecorators.org
AFFILIATE PARTNERSHIPS
Jennifer Gentile
sdsaresources@setdecorators.org
WEBSITE HOSTING
Pod Interactive
