Mark Setteducati

Career

From 1975 to 1980, Setteducati was the assistant to artist, Louise Bourgeois, and in 1992 he performed Magic in “She Lost it”, a performance piece by Bourgeois at The Fabric Workshop in Philadelphia. and teaching design at his alma mater, he decided to become a full-time independent inventor. His first invention that he licensed was in 1981, Rubik Game, a game where you play tic-tac-toe on a Rubik’s Cube. Later he developed and designed Rubik's Illusion, which later would lead to a project with the Harry Potter franchise.

Setteducati co-founded Gathering 4 Gardner, along with Tom M. Rodgers and Elwyn Berlekamp, and for many years served as its president.

Released by Jumbo in 1994, Setteducati's "Magic Showcase" offered performers instant acts.

In 2013, Setteducati was featured on PBS Digital Studio series, "Inventors", which is produced by David Friedman.

The Academy of Magical Arts awarded Setteducati the Creative Fellowship Award for 2014, and an honorary lifetime membership to The Magic Castle, Hollywood, California.

Honors and awards

Award Organization Year Result Leslie P Guest Award Society of American Magicians 1994 Won I.D. I. O. T. Int'l Designer & Inventor of Toys 2002 Won Medal of Honor National Arts Club 2008 Won Innovative Toy Japan 2010 Won Tagie Award (nominated) Chicago Toy and Game Fair 2013 Nominated Creative Fellowship Academy of Magical Arts 2015 Won

Other work He is a member of the educational non-profit corporation, Gathering 4 Gardner.