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My name is Monja Simon, an alumna of Social Design from Design Academy Eindhoven, and I am an interdisciplinary spatial practitioner challenging human-centered notions through a critical feminist lens. Using embodied methods like fermenting with microbial bodies, my practice critiques and expands traditional spatial design, creating fluid boundaries between spaces and bodies. Through storytelling, I uncover the often-invisible interspecies care structures that sustain life, revealing how materials and organisms shape one another. My work includes future food research, participatory fermentation workshops, performative dinners, and activism. The project Fermentors exemplifies my community work by building a queer feminist network of human and microbial connections that emphasizes mutual nourishment and coexistence.

Sophia Petrova is a Game & Event Designer on a mission to remind people that they have free will. Passionate about education, sustainability, and social entrepreneurship, she crafts experiences that challenge assumptions, inspire action, and foster meaningful connections. As the organiser of Comfort Zone Crusher events, she designs experiences that push people beyond their limits and encourage personal growth. Her work blends interactive storytelling, behavioural psychology, and playful design to engage audiences in thought-provoking ways. Deeply committed to the power of experiential learning, she is always exploring new ways to create impactful, transformative experiences that leave a lasting impression.

Pavel Pavlov is a type designer living between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Berlin, Germany. He loves drawing letters, especially Cyrillic, carving words in stone and experimenting with coding. Since returning from the Hague he is freelancing as a type designer and considering planning a future foundry. He has been working as a type and graphic designer for studio PUNKT for 8 years. When he is not working on letters, he loves trekking, playing bass and birdwatching. His favourite color is green and his favourite projects are the ones making people feel better.

Mihaela Angelova is a graphic designer and illustrator specializing in Brand Identity, Editorial Design, and Visual Storytelling. She holds a BA in Illustration, Book, and Printed Graphics from the National Academy of Arts, Sofia, and studied Graphic Storytelling at LUCA School of Arts, Brussels. Since 2017, she has been part of Studio PUNKT, creating visual concepts and designs for digital and print media. Her work has received international recognition, including awards from TED Countdown’s Artists for Climate and Marvellous Machines by GRAFIXX. She won a textile design competition at the Melba Design Festival and had her graduation project ranked among the top five of all graduating students that year. Fluent in French, English, and Bulgarian.

Nadezhda Karidova is a graphic designer and illustrator with a passion for book design and illustration. In 2023, she graduated from the National Academy of Arts Sofia with a degree in Illustration, Book, and Printed Graphics, also spending a semester at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design Bratislava specializing in Illustration and Printmaking. Over the years, she has participated in several competitions and workshops. For nearly five years, she has been a key member of Studio PUNKT, contributing to diverse projects including web illustrations, exhibition graphics, layout design, corporate and festival branding, and package design. 

Nawon Koo, originally from South Korea, spent her teenage years in Singapore, where she explored various art forms and immersed herself in a diverse cultural environment. This experience shaped her creative outlook and deepened her curiosity about design’s role in different societies. After graduating, she returned to South Korea, Seoul, to pursue a professional design education in her native language, allowing her to reflect critically on the power of design in shaping social structures. Seeking to expand her perspectives and engage with global design discourse, she moved to the Netherlands to study Social Design at the Design Academy Eindhoven.

I’m Nils, a Berlin-based designer passionate about merging tradition with innovation. My work explores the interplay of materials, processes, and social contexts, creating products that resonate with cultural and technological dynamics.

Boldi is a versatile visual artist engaged in a wide range of projects, from visual storytelling to immersive multimedia experiences. Currently pursuing a Master’s in Media Design at Moholy-Nagy University of Arts and Design, he excels in problem-solving and thrives on learning, adeptly navigating diverse projects and technologies. He enjoys taking on new challenges and bringing creative projects to life.