The Bulgarian Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with Commissioner Nadezhda Dzhakova and artists/researchers Krasimira Butseva, Lilia Topouzova, Julian Chehirian, and curator Vasil Vladimirov, entrusted the Plovdiv-based Studio PUNKT with designing the visual identity for The Neighbours — a multimedia installation displayed at the 2024 Venice Art Biennale.
Client(s): Studio PUNKT
Year: 2024
Field: Visual Identity, Editorial Design
Photos: © Velislav Baldev, Studio PUNKT
In the first stretch of 2024, Alessandro Kanina and Boris Andreev put together a catalogue that revs up the works of Theresa Babb (1868-1948) — a pioneering American photographer whose oeuvre has been left to languish, stashed away in the underbelly of the public domain. With self-penned essays in both German and English, the project was propelled by the conviction that Babb’s photographs merit a fresh burst of acclaim and re-examination. The book won silver at the German Photobook Award 24/25.
Client(s): Alessandro Kanina, Boris Andreev
Year: 2024
Field: Editorial Design
Photos: © Boris Andreev, Alessandro Kanina
Design Lab #12 sheds light on the traditional material of metal from its soft side. Contemporary cast objects by design students reveal the potential of the material in art casting. The works enter into dialogue with historical pieces from the collection and form a new narrative between tradition and today. Created in cooperation with the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences under the guidance of Claudia Banz, Wibke Bornkessel and Hermann August Weizenegger. Visual identity and editorial design by Ricardo Meyer.
Client(s): Museum of Decorative Arts Berlin, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Year: 2022
Field: Visual Identity, Editorial Design
The poster exhibition “The World of the Thracians” (“Il mondo dei trace”) opened in Galeria Bulgaria, Rome (Monte Brianso 60), on November 20th, 2024. It was organized within the National Scientific Program “Strengthening and Development of Bulgarian Studies Abroad.” The exhibition consisted of 28 posters presenting two main topics: “Panoply of the Thracian Warriors” (La Panoplia Dei Guerrieri Traci) and “The Mirror of Time. Τhe Female Beauty in Thrace“ (Lo Specchio Del Tempo: La Bellezza Delle Donne in Tracia“). Both included photos of archaeological finds, graphic reconstructions, and detailed maps, creating a rich visual narrative about the Thracian world.
Client(s): National Archeological Museum of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Year: 2024
Field: Exhibition Design, Poster Design
Photos: © National Archeological Museum of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
In 2023, Studio FRANK was commissioned to design banners highlighting key events from the Union’s 2023 programme. In conjunction with a digital recreation of the iconic logo mark, originally designed by Stefan Kanchev (1915 – 2001), FRANK incorporated one of the earliest versions of the expanded Snaga Grotesk. This project laid the groundwork for the development of subfamilies tailored for Display and Banner sizes.
Client(s): Union of Bulgarian Artists, Studio FRANK, Kostadin Kokalanov
Year: 2023
Field: Graphic Design
Photos: © Studio FRANK, Trifon Andreev
“Beyond Humanity: Visions of Augmented Futures” transcends conventional narratives, offering a contemplative exploration of transhumanist ideologies. It traverses the delicate line between human augmentation, commonly hailed as a pinnacle of technological advancement, and the quintessence of humanity. How will the future unfold? Will it be a harmonious collusion between progress and being, or a forewarning of a perilous descent into dystopia? Within its pages, the meaning of being human, the dynamics of power and perception, and the intersection of religion, morality, and ethics with the cyberpunk ethos standing at the threshold are questions that keep resonating.
Client(s): Boris Andreev
Year: 2023
Field: Editorial Design
Photos: © Boris Andreev
“The Afternoon of the Year” is an unusual summer exhibition. It gathers authors and their works that capture sensations close to Georgi Gospodinov’s description of the disappearing time during the “blind spot of the day” — the afternoon, inside the collection of short stories “All Our Bodies”. In all the works, there is something similar, common, but passed through a different interpretation, a perspective often filled with reflection, sadness, and that feeling of the importance of the moment, which happens to us very, very rarely.
Client(s): Credo Bonum Gallery, Studio FRANK, Kostadin Kokalanov
Year: 2023
Field: Visual Identity, Graphic Design
Photos: © Credo Bonum, Studio FRANK