When
Friday 12 June 2026
Location
Various
Opening hours
Various
The visits reveal the often-invisible context in which ideas are developed, tested, and realised. Through informal conversations and direct exchange, participants are encouraged to ask questions, engage in dialogue, and experience the working culture of the local design scene.
Framed as a series of close encounters, Open Studio Visits create a bridge between practitioners and visitors, offering a deeper understanding of the people, practices, and conditions shaping contemporary design in Sofia.
Fontfabric
When
Friday, 12.06, 4 pm – 6 pm
Fontfabric is an independent type foundry based in Sofia, Bulgaria, founded in 2008. Over the years, it has grown into an internationally recognised studio known for creating both premium retail typefaces and custom fonts for global brands. Fontfabric combines artistic expression with technical precision, developing type systems that help brands communicate with greater clarity, character and consistency.
The studio’s work spans a wide range of industries, from food and beverage to technology, media and digital platforms. Its clients and collaborators include Lipton, Heinz, Masimo, Canva, Shutterstock, KIKO Milano and Axel Springer. Alongside its custom font services, Fontfabric has built an extensive retail library featuring more than 65 premium type families supporting multiple scripts, including Latin, Cyrillic, Greek and Arabic.
Beyond its commercial work, Fontfabric is also committed to sharing knowledge and supporting the wider design community through workshops, lectures and collaborations. With a practice rooted equally in strategy and craft, the studio sees typography not simply as a visual tool, but as an essential part of how contemporary brands build voice, identity and recognition.
FourPlus
When
Friday, 12 June, 09:00–11:00
No Registration needed
FourPlus is a strategy, design and motion studio founded in Sofia in 2009 with a simple ambition: to create work that matters and performs effectively. Over time, the studio came to understand that even the strongest execution loses impact when the different elements fail to connect.
As a result, FourPlus built a multidisciplinary team that works closely with clients to understand the brand, the audience and the wider context, while covering the entire process — from strategy and design to motion. The goal is not simply to produce strong individual outputs, but to create cohesive systems and clear visions that help brands become distinctive and successful over the long term.
The studio’s work has been recognised both nationally and internationally.
NEXT-DC
When
Friday, 12 June, 17:00–18:30
No Registration needed
NEXT-DC is an independent creative agency based in Sofia, founded in 2010. Working across strategy, design, technology, spatial experiences and digital communication, the studio develops multidisciplinary projects for international brands including Heineken, PUMA, WWF, Canon, BMW, Twitter and Visa.
Known for its eclectic and culturally driven approach, NEXT-DC combines creative strategy with emerging technologies, experiential formats and strong visual storytelling. Alongside its commercial work, the agency also initiates its own cultural platforms and events, including
Sito Studio
When
Friday, 12 June, 13:00–16:00
No Registration needed
Sito Studio is an independent printmaking studio and creative space in central Sofia, founded in 2014 by illustrator and graphic designer Nadezhda Georgieva. Dedicated to contemporary print culture and hands-on experimentation, the studio specialises in screen printing, risograph printing, cyanotype, linocut and other analogue techniques.
Alongside producing limited-edition prints and artist editions, Sito Studio regularly hosts workshops, educational programmes, exhibitions, team-building events and open demonstrations, creating a vibrant environment for emerging artists, designers and print enthusiasts. Over the years, the studio has become an important local hub for independent publishing, visual culture and alternative printing practices in Bulgaria.