Welcome to my little corner of the internet!
​I am a storyteller made in Bulgaria, raised in Morocco, and matured in the UK. For the past five years, I have lived in Brooklyn.
I am chronically curious, which makes summarizing my interests rather difficult. But let me try. I am...
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a freelance writer who writes about cities, buildings, objects, materials, and technology, with a particular interest in accessibility, biodesign, sustainability. I love writing profiles and have been known to anthropomorphize buildings.
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a moderator with experience leading dozens of panels, conversations, and roundtables on subjects ranging form AI, to coastal resilience, to Christmas trees (no, really!)
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a copywriter with a focus on architecture, design, and urbanism. I craft press releases, assist with PR strategy or client discovery, ghostwrite thought leadership articles, write bios and project descriptions, and more.
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a storyteller with a newfound obsession with short stories and microfiction challenges (my story once placed first!) I am currently crafting a series of short stories inspired by photographs my grandfather took in the 60s. You can find out more here.
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a memoirist in the throes of writing a book proposal for an investigative memoir that pieces together my family's life in communist-era Bulgaria through the lens of objects I found in the attic of my childhood home. ​
I am a regular contributor for Fast Company Design + Wired.
My stories have also appeared in The Atlantic, CNN Style, Dwell, Bloomberg CityLab, Smithsonian, Curbed, Conde Nast Traveler, Metropolis, Architectural Digest, Eye on Design, Cultured, Next City, Wallpaper*, Blueprint, ICON, Dezeen, Suitcase, and elsewhere.​​​
That's me in the attic!
Not sure where to start? Here are some personal favorites!​
On Fast Company:
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Inside Ukraine’s colossal task of ‘rebranding’ itself during a war
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Buying furniture online is a terrible experience. So, why are we still doing it?
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From tacky to tasteful: how fake plants are growing into a $1 billion industry
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A wave of new design innovations is finally making the beach accessible for everyone
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How this growing Texas town became a testing ground for flying taxis and Uber-style gondolas
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Here’s what happened when I let AI design my life for a week
Elsewhere:
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The Dust-Covered Objects in My Childhood Attic Tell the Story of Communist Era Bulgaria (Dwell)
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How a 74-Mile Trek in Bali Is Encouraging Visitors to Tread Lightly (Condé Nast Traveler)
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The Long History of Art Inspired by Solar Eclipses (Smithsonian)
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Performance Is a Virtual-Only Engagement (Wired)
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The pandemic could end waiting in line (The Atlantic)
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How New York City is reclaiming its piers (Smithsonian)