ANTONIA PASHOVA (Tochka)
Born on August 15, 1981, Fashion Designer | Visual Artist | Founder of TOCHKA & Studio Remake
Email: antonia.pashova@gmail.com
Locations: Sofia, Bulgaria / The Hague, Netherlands
EDUCATION
Master’s Degree in Fashion Design
National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria 2023 – 2025
https://www.nha.bg/en/page/fashion-ma
Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design
National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria 2000 – 2004, completed
https://www.nha.bg/en/page/fashion-ba
Erasmus Exchange Program in Visual Design
University of Castilla–La Mancha, Spain 2003
https://bellasartesuclm.com/
High School of Arts “Tzonko Lavrenov”, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1995 – 2000, Painting Department
https://www.nhglavrenov.bg/en/
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Sustainable and critical design practices in contemporary culture authorship and material ethics in fashion; intersections between digital identity, body, and textile materiality; transformation of visual culture through natural fabrics and analog to digital methods.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Founder, Creative Director & Fashion Designer – TOCHKA Studio
Sofia, Bulgaria 2006 – present
Developed conceptual fashion collections, exploring self-reproduction, identity, and transformation through design, mythology, and material sustainability. Created large-scale textile prints from original hand drawings on natural fabrics, merging digital aesthetics with tactile, organic matter. Directed the conceptual, visual, and material development of METASELF PERFORMANCE and artistic presentations by combining craftsmanship, sewing, pattern-making, and conceptual design into a unified artistic process
UPCOMING METASELF
An interdisciplinary and philosophical exploration of identity, authorship, and sustainability in fashion. Presented through 12 silhouettes inspired by archetypal female figures – Aphrodite, Gorgon, Fox, and Amazon, each representing transformation, self-awareness, and ethical material evolution.
Collaborations: Milen Radev (photographer), Slavinia Katsarska (creative producer), and Particules (experimental music duo Viktor Prodanov and Tsvetan Momchilov), choreographer Alexandra Spasova, photographer Michail Novakov, Presented at the Buna Contemporary Art Festival, Varna,
UPCOMMING METASELF performance at Club Dom, Sofia, date 27.11.2025. TICKETS
PAST PROJECTS
Sofia / Paris 2016 – 2020
Collaboration with Albena Dimitrova (writer) and Mina Angela Ignatova
(photographer, filmmaker). Conducted a long-term material research project in collaboration with a 200 year old French textile factory Toiles de Mayenne, which granted access to historic fabric archives and designs. Explored the relationship between heritage materials and contemporary expression, studying how tactile memory and historical texture can inspire new aesthetics in sustainable fashion. This project became the foundation for the development of my own design language, emphasizing material authenticity, transformation, and hybrid craft techniques that
evolved into my work.
1,5 km of… with IVAN ASEN 22
GREEN PERSONA with TELL ME BAR, SOFIA
FLAG OF PEACE with Slavinia Katsarska
ME MY SELF & I Collaboration with Alexander Gerginov
RECYCLED BODY Collaboration with Milen Radev
DIMENSION 4 Collaboration with Anna Narcis Shopova, LUBRI and Gabriela Koleva – Ga Co
GRAPHIC DESIGN&CONCEPT
Practiced seven years in the creative departments of international advertising agencies, Sofia, Bulgaria 2004 – 2011, gaining experience in visual communication, art direction, and brand storytelling. Developed skills in graphic design, media strategy, and cross-platform identity, which later shaped my integrated approach to fashion as both a visual and communicative practice. This period built a strong foundation for understanding thepower of narrative and cultural symbolism, which I now apply to design and artistic research.
COSTUME&STAGE DESIGNER
for theatre productions, exploring textile as a psychological and spatial language that connects body, costume, and narrative:
Play and Punishment, directed by Kassiel Noah Asher (2025): https://youtu.be/LiyAHHb7-zI?si=bCwatGkyjJM1lewq
Cinema Chekhov, directed by Krum Filipov (2024)
Theatre, My Love! at Theatre 199, directed by Kossiel Noah Asher (2015 – present): https://youtu.be/bpO95LM3_78?si=KwvqYZYrLhgpqSky
PERFORMER
Studio Dries Verhoeven
The Hague, Netherlands 2020 – 2024
Participated as a performer in live installations and performances focusing on the politics of visibility, intimacy, and human presence in public space. About the peerformance: https://driesverhoeven.com/en/project/broeders-verheft-u-ter-vrijheid/
DESIGNER
of Inovative Idea Climate Launchpad International
and Climate KIC, Bulgaria. Awarded Second Prize for the project “Live Matter,” a sustainable material innovation made from mycelium (mushroom-based organic structures), developed within the field of biodesign and ecological material research.
SCHOOL TEACHER IN PRACTICE: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Research Methods at Vocational High School of Clothing “Maria Louisa”, Bulgaria 2020 – 2021
COSTUME&TEXTILE DESIGNER
Moma Restaurant
Sofia, Bulgaria 2016. Developed the visual textile identity (embroidery, print, and knit techniques) for the interior and exterior.
Collaboration with Antonia Dimova – interior designer
SKILLS
Fashion Design and Textile Research: conceptual design, sewing, pattern-making, material innovation
Visual Communication and Photography Direction: creative concept, styling, scenography, costume design
Digital and Hand Illustration: textile print design, visual storytelling
Research and Writing: design theory, cultural studies, ethics of materiality
Programs and Apps: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, iMovie, Canva
LANGUAGES
English: Advanced
Bulgarian: Native
STATEMENT
As a designer and artist, my work stands at the intersection of material ethics, identity, and cultural transformation. I explore how fashion can serve as a medium of reflection, healing, and philosophicalinquiry rather than consumption, bridging the digital and material worlds through sustainable, hand-based and ethically conscious design.