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Emilia Emileva is an artist, professionally engaged in art and design. She works mostly in the field of drawing, ceramics and porcelain in small original series. She graduated with a Master’s degree from the National Academy of Arts, Sofia and specialized at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto /FBAUP/. She has taught Studies of ceramics and ornament at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia and at the National High School of Ceramics “Venko Kolev” in Troyan. She is a lecturer and workshop leader in the azulejo project “Blue Space” / “Espaço azul” at the Portuguese Cultural Center – Instituto Camões in Sofia.

DESIGN IS… a delight.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
– Solo exhibition ceramics /azoulejo/ “Cupid and Psyche”, Testa Gallery, Sofia (2017);
– Solo exhibition ceramics /porcelain/, Art 36 Gallery, Sofia, 2017;
– Drawings “Seven”, Art 36 Gallery, Sofia (2009);
– Drawings “Sensação”, 9arte Gallery, Lisboa, Portugal (2008);
– Drawings “Silence”, Art 36 Gallery, Sofia (2006);
– Drawings and Paintings, Universidade Moderna, Lisboa, Portugal (2004);
– Drawings representing Bulgaria at the European Exhibition at EXPONOR – Porto International Fair, Portugal (2004).

SELECTED PARTICIPATIONS IN GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
– Participation in the Annual jewellery exhibition in Le Papillon Art Gallery, Varna, 2021;
– Participation with “Lovers” – a conceptual series of porcelain jewellery within “InLove Forever”, Arosita Gallery, Sofia, 2021;
– Participation in an exhibition of selected artists BOLD design week 2019;
– “Mutant – second nature for material, form, theme”, Société Generale Expressbank, Varna, 2018;
– Porcelain forms, faience, objects and jewellery within the project “Cosmodrome”, One Gallery, Sofia, 2018;
– Porcelain jewellery for “Ice cream crush” – a group presentation of Bulgarian artists (presented by Studio Komplekt), Munich Design Week, 2017;
– Participation in “My style” – interpretation of faience forms, Testa Gallery, Sofia, 2016;
– Participation in the project “Completions. New Bulgarian Design of a Showcase.” Within One Design Week, Plovdiv, at the invitation of Studio Komplekt, 2016;
– XI International Biennial of Art Ceramics, Aveiro, Portugal, 2013;
– Exhibition of postcards, by invitation of FBAUP, “Arte em segredo”, Galeria dos Leões, Porto, Portugal, 2012;
– “On Europe”, Participation with drawings in the 1st Art Biennial, Montijo, Portugal / 1st a BIENAL INTERNACIONAL DE ARTES PLÁSTICAS IX PRÉMIO VESPEIRA, Montijo, Portugal, 2008.

COLLABORATIONS:
– with Papieta for the conceptual porcelain jewelry series “Lovers” within “InLove Forever”, Arosita Gallery, Sofia, 2021;
– with Knapp
porcelain jewellery series “Nuniu” for “Knapp” – “Hidden garden” light collection, spring/summer 2018, gallery 2:0, Sofia, 2018
porcelain jewellery series for “Knapp” – “Oblivion” collection autumn/winter 17/18, December 2017
– with Mr. Stu
porcelain jewellery and wood within “Flower – power”, Ivan Asen 22 Gallery, by invitation of Nelly Miteva, Sofia, 2018

AWARDS:
– Certificate of Appreciation from the Museum of Folk Arts and Crafts, Troyan;
– Diploma from the Ministry of Education and Science for contribution to vocational education, (2017);
– Third Prize at the XI International Biennial of Artistic Ceramics, Troyan, (2013).

Nikolay Sardamov is one of the most successful contemporary jewelers in Bulgaria, and his collections are displayed in over ten countries around the world. Nikolay combines seemingly unmatching materials, but his ideas are always original and harmoniously realized – these are bold, well made ornaments.

Nikolay Sardamov was born in Sevlievo, 1975. He graduated in Fine Arts Pedagogy at the Sofia University; for two consecutive years he was at the International Summer Academy in Salzburg and then got a Master degree in Jewellry and Metal Arts at the National Academy of Arts.

AWARDS AND PARTICIPATIONS:

Awards:

2000 Grand Prix in New Technologies Competition, Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia

Public Collections:

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Solo exhibitions:

2017 “GARDEN CITY”, Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow

2015 “GARDEN CITY”, with Vencislava Vasileva, V&V Gallery, Vienna

2015 “GARDEN CITY”, with Vencislava Vasileva, Testa Gallery, Sofia

2013 “BRAND NEW”, Testa Gallery, Sofia

2013 “Constructions”, Isabella Hund Gallery, Munich

2013 “Intersections”, Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow

2012 “Intersections”, Barbara Weinberger Gallery, Nurnberg

2012 “OPUS”, with Tsvetelina Alexieva, Reverso Gallery, Lisbon

2012 “3 from Sofia”, with Tsvetelina Alexieva and Dimitar Delchev, Galeriehaus Grosche, Castrop – Rauxel   

2012 “Intersections”, Testa Gallery, Sofia

2012 ” Selected works”, Altronics Light & Suspacious, architectural lighting studio, Sofia

2010 “3×2=Schmuck”, with Tsvetelina Alexieva and Dimitar Delchev, Mangold Gallery, Leipzig

2010 “Continuum“, Metalab Gallery, Sydney

2010 “Be-Re-Cycle”, V&V Gallery, Vienna

2009 “The secret of the garden”, Testa Gallery, Sofia

2007 “New work”, Jungbluth Gallery, Luxemburg

2007 “Taste”, with Tsvetelina Alexieva and Dimitar Delchev, Galeriehaus  Grosche, Castrop – Rauxel   

2006 “Nostalgia”, with Tsvetelina Alexieva and Liliana Ploskova, V&V Gallery, Vienna

2004 “All Roads Lead to… Glasgow”, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow

2003 “Wee treasures”, V&V Gallery, Vienna

2001 “Sweet Nothingness”, V&V Gallery, Vienna

2001 “High Couture “, Bluecoat Display Center, Liverpool

The works of the young jewelry designer Neva Balnikova are easily recognizable because of the unorthodox combinations of materials, shapes and messages. As a self-taught talent, Neva dedicates some special time to analyze and unravel the technology of the work process. The power of Neva are the unconventional ideas that come out in the form of brooches, necklaces, rings and bracelets. To develop her projects successfully, she relies on her ongoing relationships with other artists, jewelers and gallerists.

Neva Balnikova was born in 1984. She graduated in Visual Arts at the New Bulgarian University, Sofia.

DESIGN IS: rationality in aesthetic form.

AWARDS AND PARTICIPATIONS:

Exhibitions:

FRITZ SCHMUCKT, solo exhibition, Berlin (2016);
MKB Hamburg, participation in group exhibition, Hamburg (2016);
Berlin Fashion Week, Nikolay Bozhilov, jewelry for the collection (2014);
London Fashion Week, Florian Jayet AW12-13, Jewelry for the Collection (2012);
“DIS_ORDER”, a solo exhibition, collaboration with Hristo Savov at One Design Week, Plovdiv (2014);
“A Trace of Thrace”, Group Jewelry Exhibition, MNZStore, New York (2013);
Extasy, group exhibition of jewelry, The Museum Gallery of Modern Art, Sofia (2013);
“GRADE OFF” solo exhibition, studio “ARTET”, Sofia (2013);
“Touche” solo exhibition at Sofia Design Week, studio “ARLET”, Sofia (2012);
“Coleur Locale” group exhibition at Budapest Design Week 2011, Budapest, Romania (2011);
“The Ring”, group exhibition at TESTA Gallery, Sofia (2011);

“Porcelain Jewelry” group exhibition, TESTA Gallery, Sofia (2011);

“Brooch as ..” annual jewelry exhibition of the Union of Bulgarian Artists at the 1908 Gallery (2011);
“Some Quiet Advice” group exhibition at Saunders’ Greenhouse, New York, USA (2010);

Participation in fairs:

2013 Contemporary Jewelry Fair / Autumn Issue / Bucharest, Romania;
2013 Contemporary Jewelry Fair / Spring issue / Bucharest, Romania;
2012 “MODEPALAST” Vienna, Austria;
2010 “Object Rotterdam” Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Galleries:

2013 – 2017 FRITZ SCHMUCK Berlin, Germany;
2011 – 2015 “Judy Straten Gallery” Horst, The Netherlands;
2011- 2017 “Testa”, Sofia

CLIENTS AND COLLABORATIONS:

Clients: Ogylvy Sofia, SKLADA, NEXT DC
Collaborations: Hristo Savov – artist Illustrator, Iskra Blagoeva – contemporary artist

Evgeniya Tsankova is one of the top names when it comes to Bulgarian jewelry. In her work the form is not an end in itself but tells about the process of building and makes you touch it and play with it. Evgeniya experimented with different materials, trying to free them and at the same time to find new boundaries in their use. She believes that this process is open and there are no rules for “What?” and “How?”

Evgenia Tsankova was born in Pleven, 1981. She’s got a Master degree from the National Academy of Arts.

DESIGN IS: a form that you inspire with an idea and thought in order to make the world more accessible and good.

AWARDS AND PARTICIPATIONS:

2017 – ‘Ice cream crush’ – Munich Jewelry week – Munich, Germany

2016 –  DISconnections – Sofia , Bulgaria

2016 – One design week ‘Signings’- Plovdiv, Bulgaria

2016 – Collaboration project KNAPP “the spice tour” collection s/s 16

2016 – Le brooch en de bric – Galerie Toil de Mer , France

2015 – “15” – TESTA gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria

2015 – Vienna jewelry week – Vienna, Austria

2015 – BLICK brooches –collaboration project with Yana Tankovska – FORMAT, Sofia, Bulgaria

2015 –JOYA –Barcelona, Spain

2015 – Less ordinary– Sofia, Bulgaria

2015 – AUTOR 13 – Bucharest, Romania

2014 – AUTOR 11 – Bucharest, Romania

2013 – ‘Tied’ Sofia Design Week– Sofia, Bulgaria

2012 – ‘The Ring’ – TESTA gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria

2011 – ‘Get emotional ‘– Sofia Design week 2010 – TESTA gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria

2010 – Kolektif – OBJECT, Rotterdam

2007 –TALENTE – Munich, Germany

CLIENTS AND COOPERATIONS:

Yana Tankovska, KNAPP, NEXT DC

Dimitar Delchev is one of the most respected Bulgarian jewelers working today. He’s been making jewels since he was 14 years old and his infinite imagination allows unimaginable results. He is able to create the so-called “body objects” out of everything – the materials range from plastic caps and scoops, through hoses, rubber seals, balloons and other seemingly waste materials to which he gives unique aesthetics. Dimitar Delchev has dozens of exhibitions and shows in galleries in Bulgaria, Europe and USA. He was lucky to be one of the students of Rubik, and he is now teaching himself at the National Art Academy.

Dimitar Delchev was born in Simeonovgrad, 1949. He graduated from the School of Applied Arts in Sofia and continued his education at the Budapest Academy of Fine Arts, specializing in Glass Design.

AWARDS AND PARTICIPATIONS:

Awards:
1983 – International Jewelry Exhibition, Jablonec, Czechoslovakia;

2003 – International Exhibition of Applied Arts, Koblenz, Germany;

Guest Jury:
2005 – International Jewelry Contest, Majdanpek, Serbia;
2008 – International Jewelry Contest and Exhibition INHORGENTA, Munich, Germany;
2009 – International Exhibition of Jewelry Ämberif Design Award “, Gdansk, Poland;

Participations, collections, galleries and museums:
– Permanent Collection, Museum of Applied Arts, Sofia;
– Permanent collection – Grassi Museum, Leipzig, Germany;
Electrum Gallery, London, UK;
Ra Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
Lois Martin Gallery, Delft, The Netherlands;
Beatrice Lang Gallery, Bern, Switzerland;
Michele Zeller, Bern, Switzerland;
Electra Gallery, Malaga, Spain;
American Studio, Washington, USA;
Aurum Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark;
Hilde Leiss, Hamburg, Germany;
50+ International Exhibition, Koblenz, Germany;
Barbara Schulte-Hengesbach Schmuck, Düsseldorf, Germany;
Ludwig Museum, Koblenz, Germany;
Werkstatt Gallery, Berlin, Germany;
Handwerkskammer Gallery, Koblenz, Germany;

Exhibitions:
1982 – Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia, Bulgaria;
1983 – Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia, Bulgaria;
1989 – Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Budapest, Hungary;
1990 – Scarabeus, Berlin, Germany;
1996 –  Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia, Bulgaria;
1996 – Ata-Rai, Sofia;
2000 – Herrshtein, Germany;
2002 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria;
2006 – Orfeo, Cologne, Germany;
2007 – Grosche, Castrop-Rauxel, Germany;
2008 – Guthschmidt, The Hague, The Netherlands;
2008 – 1 Euro, SARIEV Contemporary, Plovdiv, Bulgaria;
2010 – Reverso, Lisbon, Portugal;
2010 – V & V, Vienna, Austria;
2010 – Mangold, Leipzig, Germany;
2011 – Mangold, Leipzig, Germany;
2011 – Legnica, Poland;
2013 – Feinform, Frankfurt am Main, Germany;
2013 – Gallery for Modern Art, Sofia, Bulgaria;
2014 – Brigitte Bernt – Regensburg, Germany;
2014 – Isabella Hunt, Munich, Germany;
2016 – Barbara Weinberger, Nuremberg, Germany;
2017 – Legnica, Poland;
2017 – Lodz, Poland.