Sofia Design Week is in Sofia!!

   Sofia Design Week is the first design festival to come to Bulgaria. The exhibition aims at transforming the city into a vibrant design capital. The event is organized and supported by Dutch and French embassies, along with the Bulgarian government, as well as lots of different brands; which indicates that the event itself is not just some random exhibition of ,what they call, "independent artists" (not that I don't like them ;) ), but rather shows us the best works of artists and desginers from a multitude of countries It's first aim was to welcome some of the most avangard designers from across the world.  From 05-12 June 2009 there will be 25 exhibitions in 11 different places - from galleries to apartments. The artists are mainly from the Netherlands (I don't need to wonder why they have so much imagination after walking into a coffee shop) as well as from France, USA, UK, Bulgaria, Germany, Belgium, Greece, and Spain. The exhibitions vary in themes from innovative furniture, to weird typographical installations. Since the specific details on all the exhibitions are too many to describe, and I don't plan on sitting here all night, I'll forward you to a site where you can check out the ideas and info on each separate designers' creations.

   Sofia Design Week includes workshops, lectures, and chill-out zones with free drinks and guest DJs, which makes it even more attractive for the people who esteem art, originality, and like having fun, of course. There's lots of neat stuff to learn during the expostions ranging from stuff like communication, product design to graphic design, and you can talk to the artists, and workshops, exchanging ideas, and find out some of the stuff that's in store for the future.