About:
Boyana Voynova is a designer and visual artist, engaged in community-based
environmental and social design, with a passion for exploring the world of visual media through various experimentative methods.
The 23 y.o. creator is currently based in Sofia, Bulgaria, after completing a bachelor’s degree in design at Design Academy Eindhoven.
Driven by curiosity for social systems, she strives to challenge the way we interact with the space and matter
surrounding us.
EMAIL: boyana.voynova@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM: @bo.nan.zaa
001 SEED MNEMONICS
Seeds clothe us, feed us, shelter us, so how come do we know so little about them? This project looks at the agricultural and food system today through the lens of its smallest yet most fundamental actors – seeds.
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002 GRIEVING FLAVORS
When we think of the word “extinct”, we tend to think of endangered animals, not brownies or banana bread. But climate change doesn’t only threaten wildlife – it also affects the plants we rely on every day, and our beloved cacao, coffee and bananas are on the frontlines of the crisis.
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003 POP-UP MUSEUM OF SOCIALIST FOOD CULTURE IN BULGARIA
In times of political instability, consumption patterns change, product supply is shaky and tastes evolve. Innovative recipes are born and shared in unconventional ways, while people come up with new sollutions for preserving food and adding flavor.
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004 TOUCH GRASS
What if we could enjoy the sensation of fresh grass from the comfort of our homes? What if every meal was a picnic? This project blurs the lines between the outside and the inside and reimagines our relationship with indoor greenery.
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005 ANTHOTYPE PRINTING EXPERIMENTS
Anthotyping is one of the most ancient techniques for printing and archiving. In this experiment, animations are created through the use of food scraps like spinach leaves and beetroot juice.
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006 CYANOTYPE ANIMATION
03 ANTHOTYPE PRINTING EXPERIMENTS
Combining frame by frame animation with cyanotype negative printing produces grainy, atmospheric and moody video clips.
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007 COOKBOOK ILLUSTRATION
Food illustrations, formatting and graphics for a cookbook.
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008 STICKER DESIGN
Various sticker illustrations and typography for dissemination of different events and launch campaigns.
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009 VEIL
A hand blown and then slumped glass sculpture,
created using a plaster and silica mold.
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010 THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
A custom typeface, designed for a series of large-scale screen prints. Inspired by the bulkiness and clumsiness of an elephant in a small room, it serves the purpose of being hard to ignore.
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011 EDITORIAL GRAPHIC DESIGN
Graphic design layouts for a student magazine, founded and managed by the students of Design Academy Eindhoven.
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012 COMMISSION
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Informative brochures, certificates, invitations, themes and more designed for Sofia Development Association’s project
“Support for the Development of Integration Policies and Refugee Services in Sofia” funded by UNHCR Bulgaria.
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013 SPECULATIVE PRODUCT DESIGN FOR POLAROID
A kit for at home creation of cyanotype prints in the shape, form and visual language of Polaroid. This product was designed as a fictional product for the brand of Polaroid, aiming to transform the obsolete and usually complicated technique of cyanoptinting into a more widely accessible art form.
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