Decorating the Set (Interview with Eric Frankel, Set Decorator on The Bear)

Welcome to Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick! This week on Decorating the Set, we are very excited to be talking with Eric Frankel, the Emmy-nominated set decorator of the 21-time, Emmy Award winning television show, Hulu’s The Bear. Ahead of The Bear‘s Season 4 Premiere on June 15, it was great to hear how Eric keep’s the set dec department calm and running like a well-oiled machine. For any fan of The Bear, this is a Must Listen To Episode!

The Interview with Eric begins at Time Code: 5:03

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GUEST BIO: ERIC FRANKEL Eric Frankel

Eric Frankel is  based in Chicago but open to projects of all kinds, budgets small to large. He moved to the Windy City in 2007 and has been working steadily since. Dabbled in Event construction/install, furniture design & construction, mold making and fabrication. After working in the set decoration department for 10+ years Eric decided to make the jump to Set Decorator and has been having a great time. “The way I work with my crew and handle myself professionally is a collaborator. Everyone is treated as an equal, which is what makes the job enjoyable. Drama free and notoriously unflappable. I welcome criticism and critique.”

• 2024 Emmy Nominee – Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) (Episode “Omelette”)
• 2024 Art Directors Guild – Excellence in Production Design Award Half Hour Single-Camera Series (Episode “Omelette”)
• 2023 Set Decorators Society of America, USA – Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Half-Hour Single Camera Series
• 2024 Set Decorators Society of America, USA – Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Half-Hour Single Camera Series

Follow Eric on Instagram: @ericwally  

Eric’s Website:  https://www.ericfrankel.club/

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For over 35 years, Beth Kushnick has created character-driven settings for countless award-winning television series and feature films. As a Set Decorator, she’s composed visuals that both capture and enhance any story. Now, she wants to help you capture and enhance YOUR story.

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Credits:
“Giraffes” by Harrison Amer, licensed by Pod Clubhouse.

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