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June 2010: Sofia Design Week "More or Less", 2010 is all wrapped up! Thanks for the huge interest this year and thanks to everyone who attended and participated in this really special event. Also, big thanks to our amazing lecturers and workshop leaders!
To see photos of this year's activities, including the 2010 SDeW workshops and the two-day lecture forum click here.

May 2010: Get ready for Sofia Design Week 2010! This year's festival, themed 'More or Less' takes over the capital city of Bulgaria between 4-11 June.
As part of the organizational team, Desi's responsibility are the SDeW workshops, led by - among others - the internationally renowned Ruedi Baur and KesselsKramer.
For more info about the workshops and how to apply click here. For the full program and extensive information about the whole festival, please visit Sofia Design Week's website.

February 2010: Desislava is now a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists (SBH), 'conceptual art' department. Established in 1893, the organization aims to promote Bulgarian visual culture nationwide and abroad.
Enjoy Desi's pieces at the New members exhibition: 4 - 13 February at the SBH gallery (6 Shipka Str., Sofia).

January 2010: Desislava is part of the Sofia Design Week 2010 team, responsible for workshop organisation. Be welcome to the festival, taking place in June 2010. New festival website and information about the workshops coming soon!
In the meantime, check out Sofia Design Week 2009 edition.

October 2009: Official opening of Sofia Remixed : 12 October, 18:00 h. Use the opportunity to see Desislava's and other artists' visions of urban development for the city of Sofia. Open till November 8th.
Sofia Remixed is an open air exhibition in the centre of the city, accompanying Sofia Architecture Week : Changing Urban Visions festival.

July 2009: Time for Pecha Kucha Night (vol. 3)! Check out Desi's presentation at the third edition of PKN, July 24th. Details here.

June 2009: Participating in Sofia Design Week, 5-12 June. Selected to participate in the NEXT IDENTITY workshop with prof. Philipp Teufel and prof. Uwe Reinhardt (Fachhochschule Düsseldorf, Germany).

May 2009: Valedictorian of the MSc in European Management class of 2009.

March 2009: Working on the stage design for a new piece for Arabesk dance company, Sofia. Premiers April 26th.