Big Time out and about sent us away from updating our blog and we are just back here to throw some glitter links. KINOMANIA has already started.
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Vintage Earrings selection straight from the 80s and 90s. Want to HELP? Become a volunteer and be part of the Heroes! Are you ready for a doze of classy Haute Couture? Jean Paul GaultierFall/Winter 2017/2018
Happy New Week! For inspiring start of this week we made a selection of few links that really impresses us. Grab a cup of coffee and have fun while exploring! Always in our hearts! Tomorrow on 18th July 2017 turns 180 years since the birth of Vasil Levski! Burgas International Film Festival takes place this year from 22th till 29th of July at Open-air scene “The Snail” and at the “Sea Casino” Cultural center, Burgas. In case you have missed Absolut Crop Circle. What about sleeping inside of artwork? Star Wars: The Last Jedi Behind the scenes... Gift Ideas for The Special One here. We want it all and we want it NOW! Enjoy Exclusively Gucci Cruise 2018 Full Fashion Show!
Friday already is here! Grab your swimsuit, couple of fresh drinks, your friends and let's go to explore! If the seaside is too far away for you Iskar lake is one of the solutions.
Iskar Reservoir is a destination for relaxation and chilling out away from the stressful days here in the city. Also one of the best destinations close to Sofia for surfing, motor boats, water scooters and of course sunbathing.
The Reservoir is really huge and actually the biggest reservoir in Bulgaria. The sides of the lake itself is good for having a picnic, tenting and camping. If you are into water sports you can just go for boating, canoe and kayaking and even windsurfing.
Here are just few pictures what we have captured during our stay around lake area.
Still in Sofia and you have not found your summer oasis? Here comes our recommendation how you can have fun with friends and family during the upcoming hot summer days.
A to Jazz Festival on 7th, 8th and 9th July /hey this is Friday plus the weekend:) in South Park, Sofia. Find the full program of the festival here.
Cinema in the Zoo
Open air scene in Sofia Zoo on 15th, 16th and 23rd July.
The program of the Cinema in the Zoo:
15th July /Saturday/, 21.00 h - L'Empereur, Director: Luc Jacquet, 2016
16th July /Sunday/, 21.00 h - El abrazo del la serpiente /Embrace of the Serpent/, Director: Ciro Guerra, 2015
23rd July /Sunday/ 21.00 h - The Salt of the Earth, Directors: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders, 2014
And now one festival out from Sofia. Liatna sluchkais going to take place at Karandila, Sliven on 14th, 15th and 16th July /again Friday plus the weekend/. Apart from the Bulgarian music bands you could enjoy the bands Meszecsinka /Hungary/, Basska /Romania/, Baildsa /Greece/ right at the spot of the main stage of the festival.
Happy Monday! Let's bash the beginning of this week with some fresh air, tons of coffee and some cultural program.
Find the events for you here European Literature Nights 2017 - on 10th May from 6 pm to 10 pm Bulgaria is again part of big reading society in Europe. All about the places, authors, the readers and books find here.
Exhibition Geniale Dilletanten - Subculture in Germany in the 80's from 9th May until 31st May organised by Goethe-Institut in collaboration with Transformatori Association. New York based Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum upload into their archive more than 200 books and catalogues from their exhibitions for free download. Go for this exceptional experience here.
21st May is near, are you waiting for the upcoming new TV series of Twin Peaks? We do like the Campaign of 1BIKE. It ends on 31st May so hurry up if you want to take part in. Full information and details how to do it read here.
2017 - Zero Year for the Festivals One Design Week and One Architecture Week organised in Plovdiv by One Foundation for Culture and Arts. Meanwhile if you dream for the beauty of the seaside find some inspiration in one of the most mesmerising beaches on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.
Weekend is just one step away and here are some ideas how you can be active and at the same time to participate in useful activities in your free time. Plus we share with you two of our favourite trees full with blossoms.
Refresh your balcony with flowers, herbs and even trees and turn it into modern city oasis
Apart from taking spring sunbaths on the rooftop why not to use it for building rooftop garden
Initiate making garden in front of the building where you live - you can always ask for advice your neighbours or just start making the garden together
Cherry blossom tree close to our studio
Participate in spring festivals organised close to your place. For example from today 28th April till 30th April just few kilometers away from Sofia in Elin Pelin takes place agricultural festival for free exchange of seeds and young trees. The main idea is to bring with you some vegetable seeds from your garden or your grandmother's garden and exchange them with the other participants. During the festival you have the opportunity to participate in agricultural workshops, lectures for herbs, concerts, movie projections and lots more.
Lilac tree ..on the way to the countryside..
What about your favourite blossoming tree? Tell us what are the Spring festivals this year near your place? Do you have plans to participate in them?
Today, 22nd April is the Earth Day and this year the Earth Day Campaign is going to focus on "climate literacy to empower global citizens with knowledge to inspire action for environmental protection".
Here is our list with ideas how everybody consciously could improve the environment:
1. Reduce using plastic bags or at least use recyclable ones
2. Use products packed in recycled flacons, boxes, packages - nowadays there are tones of companies that offer such kind of products out there in the market
3. Plant trees, flowers, bushes - it can be fun project for both kids, parents and grown-ups plus the end result out of this activity is more than beautiful
4. Recycle the waste (plastic bottles, used batteries, old clothes, cardboard and paper) - build a habit for your household or office to send the waste at the appropriate collectible places
5. Reuse when possible plastic bags and bottles - instead of buying again and again plastic bags when shopping you could always have with you one or two; the same goes for the plastic bottles after usage you can fill the with water, fruit juice or another favourite drink.
6. Share with your friends, colleges your knowledge and experience that improved your common environment
7. Learn more about the effects of the global waste problem by the Documentary Trashed.
Hello all! How is going? Here the holiday vibe is all around.
Meanwhile we found for you few fresh must-visit-links what brings full and unique experience no matter if you go for them online or
offline. Just keep reading..
Everybody likes pizza, right?! :) Watch the documentary about the true story and creation of THE PIZZA BIKE.If you are based in Bath, UK or just tripping around you have the chance to visit the smallest pizzeria in the world. And don't forget Life is a pizza!
From the smallest pizzeria in the world based in
Bath back to Bulgaria latest hot news out here the first issue of
SVEMA - independent Bulgarian magazine for art and culture is out
from March 2017. A brand new festival White Rabbit is just about to take place on 22nd April right in the center of Sofia and starts from 2 pm until 10 pm. During the day program different media meet at the scene of the event - music, fashion design, contemporary visual art. After 10 pm the night program continues at Tell Me Bar where the Berlin based disco DJ Hara Katsiki will bash this Saturday night with classy dance selection.
H&M Conscious Exclusive 2017 is out there and apart
from buying new clothes for the new season we want to remind you to be conscious and active and to bring Your old clothes on to the closest
H&M store right next to you. #RecycleforFullCycle
Plus spring is the time when you can
refresh and add some art into your home or office and here we
found for you 5 ways to update thrift store art. Have fun and be creative!
Traditionally for fifth consecutive year this April starts the recycle campaign organized by Foundation Credo Bonum and Publishing company SmartBooks.
On 22nd April between 10 am and 1 pm at the Monument of the Soviet Army starts the campaign itself along with kids' workshops and travelling exhibition.
Apart from Sofia the campaign takes place also in the following Bulgarian cities:
13th May - Veliko Turnovo
20th May - Kyustendil
21th May – Blagoevgrad
27th May – Stara Zagora
28th May – Burgas
Again as the previous years the condition to participate and to receive free book is to bring a kilo of plastic waste at the meeting point of the campaign.
This year the new titles what you can get if you participate in the recycling campaign is the Bulgarian edition of "Doctor Dolittle" by Hugh Lofting and "The White Fang" by Jack London.
Let's be initiative and conscious about our sustainable environment and climate and start making positive changes towards it because even the small steps makes the difference. Learn more how you can recycle clothes and what you can receive in return.
We are happy to share with you couple of things what really impressed us during the last month and we think it is just worthy checking them out.
Jewelry Give-a-Way hosted by exPress-0.The winner will be announced on Monday,27th Marchand you'd better hurry up! You can support Urban Saints these days:) Eager to read the book Transformations. The Hidden Art of Christo and Jeanne-Claude by Zornitza Kratchmarova.
Hello! Sorry for things been a bit slow here on the blog but have not been that slow in our studio! This New Year started full with inspiration, new design projects and a lot of work. For all these a little bit later we will reveal one by one the end results.
Now all of us are just one day away of March ready to embrace the upcoming spring though the official Spring Day is on 20th March.
This time we are happy that we worked on very special martenisa custom orders made out of white and red yarn. Some of the bracelets and the pom pom pins are also available in our Etsy shop.
What martenitsa tradition follows:
On 1st March starts the martenitsa exchange and lasts all month long
Martenitsa is a piece of handmade bracelet, pin brooch, a necklace made out of white and red wool or yarn
These traditional accessories symbolize wish for good health
You do not buy martenitsa for yourself. You make it as a gift for your friends, family, loved ones
You can also decorate home with martenitsa making a corner dedicated to martenitsa details
Once you see a stork you can remove all your martenitsa bracelets and hang them on a blossoming tree
Find out here martenitsa designs what we found last year while hunting for the best martenitsa for friends and family.
Winter is already here and the biggest proof is the first snow outside. Just two days ago Sofia was covered all around with snow. You can sense the festive spirit and the upcoming winter holidays everywhere - in the nicely decorated shops, cafes, local bakeries and bookstore.
What we really liked and we attended these snowy days is an exhibition that takes place in the Czech Institute called Handmade Dreams - Contemporary Czech Jewelry. The closing of the exhibition is on 2nd December and we strongly recommend to have a closer look at the pieces of jewelry exposed at one of the halls of the institute.
The project itself is curated by Petra Nového from the Museum of glass and Jewellery in Jablonec. In the exhibition are also featured students'works as well as works crafted and finished during the contest Master of Crystal.
Apart from the glass, Czech jewelry is an established traditional brand of relatively small country in Europe and definitely it is worthy to get closer to examine its gorgeous collections and artifacts.
One more event grabbed our attention and more precisely this is the Christmas Edition of SoBazaar is going to take place on 3rd and 4th December at the space of SOHO. Plus we cannot hide we are in love with their beautiful poster for the event. Meet all the artists and participants in advance at the Facebook event hereand of course in person right at the spot you can have the opportunity to have a chat with them and will get to know more about the creative process, the materials or to choose something special for yourself.
And the rest you know just take your time and pick up the best gifts for the loved ones.
Seems like this November the mood of Sofia is under the influence of the cinema vibes because of few massive events dedicated to the seventh art that are going to take place in different venues, cinema and exhibition halls round the city. Below are the highlights of what we picked up for everyone that appreciates and truly likes cinema.
3rd November, from 6.30 pmExhibition Hungarian movie posters from the 80's opening at the exhibition hall of the Balassi Institute in Sofia + music by DJ Altais
7th November starts the 8th International Triennial of Stage Poster in Sofia. The exhibitions could be visited until 21st November in the traditional and emblematic for the triennial exhibition halls. From 17th November till 1st December - The 30th anniversary of the International Film festival КИНОМАНИЯ.
Though we still have not picked up movies from the program of Kinomania definitely our November soundtrack is created by DENA.
The culture program is full with events like never before. What you would need is to have time and to bring with you your adventurous spirit, couple of friends and to start exploring around the city where you will find cool event locations, great people, big parties and lots of fun.
Here follows our top three events from the program around the Bulgarian capital in September.
It is a fact we have already skipped the opening of the exhibition called simply "СТЪКЛО" /GLASS/ dedicated to the glass art making but it is never too late. There are few more days what left to have a closer look at the pieces made out of glass by the students from New Bulgarian University. The venue is the Czech Center in Sofia and you can visit the exhibition until 16th September.
The next stop is the 9th International Fair of the Puppets that takes place from 16th till 22nd September. It is interesting fact that this year is also the 70th anniversary of Sofia Puppet Theater as well you will have the chance to see the performances of many street and puppet theaters from USA and Europe. The program of the fair you can find both in Bulgarian and English.
And now for something completely different. kvARTal is a festival that takes place for the very first time this year in one of the coziest and multicultural neighborhoods in Sofia-city. The full program of the events during the festival is here.
And one more thing - season soundtrack is never bad idea and for this reason here is our ultimate autumn track plus we are curious what is yours favorite piece of music inspired by the autumn.
Maybe all of you already have plans for full recreation and fun during this summer but still here in this post we share with you few of the ideas what we grabbed while daydreaming and making these two treasury lists. Hope these five simple ideas below make your summer to-do-list complete: 1. Throw a pool party - what could be better alternative if you cannot reach the sandy beach during the weekend than being with friends around or in the pool 2. Summer cinema - summer under the sky is always good idea - get together with some folks and pick up your favourite movies or just check the full program for summer cinema in Sofia organized by Blok Kino 3. Make homemade ice cream - if you have not tried it yet this is the time to 4. Do city gardening - this is definitely for all garden lovers, just look around and find your corner in the neighborhood and return it into the local oasis 5. Balcony therapy - if your balcony is not big enough to put right in the center enormous swimming pool but you have some other ideas how you can improve your terrace, right in the moment there is really cool initiative by IKEA called Balkonturist
