In case you didn't know, Sofia Design Week is happening now with a wide range of very interesting shows, talks and workshops. Now in its third year, the festival producers Edno, a very active cultural group also responsible for creating Edno Magazine, must be congratulated for establishing a really impressive festival in a very short time! It successfully brings the world of design closer to the Bulgarian public, creating an awareness of the emerging local and international design scenes. Over the next few days we will report daily from the festival so stay tuned for more coverage!

Nikola Nikolov's lamp made from cut-up pieces of a broken chair.

One of the main exhibition locations is the central Roman Mineral Bath, hosting a range of interesting shows in an intriguing surrounding. The show Is there or isn't there: Bulgarian Product Design Now features the work of twelve successful Bulgarian product designers.

Table by Petar Zaharinov, a smart puzzle-like joint using square wooden bars with no need for additional fixing.

A ceramic book stand by Vladimir Rachev, featuring a surreal combination of the formal language of an iron and a telephone dial plate.

Studio Funkt showed an interesting range of products, amongst others these simple yet amiable stools and table

These flat-pack felt lampshades and parcel clock are designed by Denitsa Boyadzhieva.

The above ceramic jewelry by Marina Dragomirova looks particularly great on the wall texture of the non-renovated Roman Bath House

Georgim Manassiev's "Flex" chair.