SOFIA BREATHES: DESIGN

As promised, this post is about Sofia Breathes: Design, the conclusion of Sofia Design Week 2011. A true summer day, sunny and hot, this past Saturday was a perfect day to spend outside on Shishman Str. In fact, I think half of Sofia was there at one point or another, lounging on the sidewalk or in One More Bar, or otherwise strolling around, taking photos (just like I was), drinking a bottle of organic lemonade, playing Foosball, or looking through the stands and the posters with logo design projects for Sofia as an European Capital of Culture.

All electric transformer kiosks (or switchgear kiosks, or whatever these are called in English) were painted with different images and designs, which was probably my favorite part of Sofia Breathers, along with the window frames turned into white sculptures by studio Lumagi. Check out the photos below (I apologize for the deep shadows and bright areas, but it was around 3 in the afternoon when I shot these, and the light was far from optimal).

I'm loving the bird theme here (what a surprise..hehe)


This one is also a favorite of mine. It's so summery!

The one with the painting of the square in front of the National Theater is just plain awesome! That's also my favorite place in Sofia.


Stands for clothes by independent designers:

One of the Lumagi "windows" and a real window of The Gourmet House, which is still quite cool:

The handmade paper workshop was a nice touch. It's good for kids to know how things are made!