Education

2003–5
MA Communication Design
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
London, UK
1996–2001
MA Art Space Design [Exhibition Design]
National Academy of Arts
Sofia, Bulgaria
1991–6
Textiles
Specialized Secondary School of Applied Arts
Sofia, Bulgaria

Professional Experience

2006
Freelance interior designer
2005
Freelance designer
Clients: Metropolitan Workshop, London, UK
Van Cauwenberghe, Antwerp, Belgium
2002–3
Freelance designer
Sofia, Bulgaria
Clients: Vertical 7
Prestige Invest Ltd.
Advertising company ‘Heel’
2001–2
Interior designer
Sofia, Bulgaria
Synthesis Design [Balkantrade Ltd.]
2000–1
Part time Graphic Designer
Sofia, Bulgaria
Advertising company ‘Heel’
Corporate identity and signage
1998–2000
Freelance designer
Sofia, Bulgaria
Clients: Hungarian Cultural Centre in Sofia
Tourism agency Europatour,
and other corporate and cultural organisations

Awards

2005
Sign Design Society Award, UK
1997
Best Academic Drawing
National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria

Specialist Skills

Signage Systems and environmental graphics
(MA project, tutor Andrew Haslam)
Multimedia, websites
(PgDip project, tutors Sadhna Jain and Andrew Haslam)
Exhibition Design
(MA project, tutors Prof. Bojidar Younov
and Prof. Ludmil Chehlarov)

Software Skills

Fully conversant in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign,
Cinema 4D, Flash, Dreamweaver, CorelDraw,
3D Studio Max, Microsoft Office
on PC and Mac platforms

Other Experience

Team work for invitation and poster for Degree Show 2005
at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Voluntary work for Type Museum, London
Workshops:
Silk–screen printing (LCC)*
Bookbinding (LCC)
Digital Photography (LCC)
Photography (CSM, NAA)
Flash (CSM)
Model making and 3D modelling

Exhibitions

January 2005
MA Communication Design, Degree Show
Mall Galleries, London, UK
June 2001
MA Art Space Design, Degree Show
Bulgarian Artist Council, Sofia, Bulgaria
1999
French competition ‘The Dream of the Century’
1996
High School of Applied Arts Anniversary
National History Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria
1996
Celebration of Bulgarian Writing
Universiada Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria

Publications

November 2005
Capital Light 47°
'Show me the way'

Dcember 2005
Egoist issue 106
'Give a sign'

Directions 39
Newsletter of Sign Design Society
Autum 2005

* (LCC) London College of Communication
(CSM) Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
(NAA) National Academy of Arts

Exhibition Design
Costume & Culture Museum Sofia, Bulgaria
2001

Shop Sign
Liebherr
Sofia, Bulgaria
2001