Zarya is an interdisciplinary designer and artist with a wide range of experience in the field of architecture, spatial and set design. This broad spectrum has allowed her to create, think and build in a variety of scales, typologies and clients. She has studied architecture and interior design, completing her MA at the Royal College of Art in London. During her course, she was selected as an exchange student with Kyoto City University of the Arts and spent a term in Japan, where she researched design for education, while exploring vernacular and sustainable building techniques in architecture, such as rammed earth and clay. Her final project for a new ceramics school on the grounds of the host university in Kyoto was awarded distinction upon graduation at the RCA and exhibited in multiple shows.
Zarya is always thrilled for exchange of ideas with diverse disciplines and curious of innovative and sustainable methods, materials and technologies. She enjoys engaging with projects that have a cultural, social and educational impact. As a creative, she is encouraged to be able to conceive processes, tell stories and provoke interactions through her designs. Zarya is a firm believer in the power of design, education and performance and her work aims to marry those worlds with a holistic approach.
Her passion for culture and performance arts brought her to work for Stufish for the past 2 years, where she continues to nurture her interest in collaboration with many professionals and designing together sense-stimulating and thought-provoking environments all around the world. Zarya has been involved in numerous projects from the very early creative phase all the way through to construction. Previously she has worked with MET Studio on many world-wide historic, science and cultural exhibitions and experiences.
2022
The Platinum Jubilee - Lead Associate Designer (Stufish)
ABBA Voyage - Designer (Stufish)
Elton John – Yellow Brick Road - Designer (Stufish)
Joy Awards - Associate Designer (Stufish)
2021
Arashi - Designer (Stufish)
2020
We Meet Again - Designer (Stufish)
2019
Madonna Madame X Tour - Associate Designer (Stufish)
Hugh Jackman – The Man The Music The Show - Associate Designer (Stufish)
Grandpa’s Great Escape - Associate Designer (Stufish)
2018
Pink Floyd - TMR - Designer (Stufish)
Andy Lau – My Love - Designer (Stufish)
Elekron Show - Designer (Stufish)
2015-2017
Designer at MET Studio, London
Dubai Expo 2020 - Designer (MET)
Royal Airforce Museum - Designer (MET)
Natural History Museum Hong Kong - Designer (MET)
2015
Graduated Royal College of Art - MA (Distinction)
Royal College of Art - "eArth transitions" - Final Show
Sustain RCA Exhibition
2014
Designer at Ab Rogers
Kyoto City University of the Arts - Exchange Programme
Kyoto City Gallery Exhibition with "eArth transitions" project
2013
Designer at Transformatori, Sofia (BG)
2011-2012
Accademia Italiana, Florence (ITA)
2008-2011
University of Nottingham (BArch)
2003-2008
American College of Sofia