«For in times to come, we will have to find a responsive and sensitive balance between the still-usuable skills and wisdom of the past and sustainable products and inventions of the 21st century.»

Lloyd Kahn, 1973, The Book of Shelter
Bulgaria
Know-How / Show-How Summer program Sofia 2016

Know-How / Show-How Summer program Sofia 2016

The second edition of the Know-How / Show-How Summer Program for creative thinking and design processes will take place between 11-22 of july, in Sofia Bulgaria. The theme of 2016 is RE-connect and will place special attention on our present day reeling and dealing with objects that shape culture. The program is open for participants...
Know-How / Show-How Summer program Sofia 2015

Know-How / Show-How Summer program Sofia 2015

The first International Know-How / Show-How Summer Program for creative thinking and design processes will take place in Sofia Bulgaria. The program explores the interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge between the locality of the place, material potential and skills and contemporary designers, artists and students, stimulating sustainable innovation and knowledge development. The initiative is the first...
Presentation at the International Festival for Ethnographic Films in Sofia

Presentation at the International Festival for Ethnographic Films in Sofia

The results from the workshop “Preserve to Pass-on” Know-How Show-How has conducted during the “Goat Milk Festival” in Gorna Bela Rechka will be screened at the International Festival for Ethnographic Films in Sofia 4-9 november. For yet another year, the International Festival of Ethnographic Film proves that even in times of economic crisis, a forum...
Know-How / Show-How featured in Bulgarian documentaries

Know-How / Show-How featured in Bulgarian documentaries

‘The Wealth of the Poorest’ is a documentary film by the talented young Bulgarian journalist, Veselina Foteva, completed as a master degree graduation project in Media and Journalism at the University of National and World Economy in Sofia, Bulgaria. Veselina was one of the participants in ‘Preserve To Pass On’, a workshop conducted by Khow-How...
The goat is a goat

The goat is a goat

The yoga of knitting

The yoga of knitting

Recipe: elderflower juice

Recipe: elderflower juice

How to get goat milk from a mama goat?

How to get goat milk from a mama goat?

What sound does a goat make?

What sound does a goat make?

Workshop 'Preserve to Pass-on'

Workshop ‘Preserve to Pass-on’

From 18 to 24 May 2013 Know-How / Show-How put on the workshop “Preserve to Pass-on” in Bela Rechka, Bulgaria. The workshop focused on teaching skills in video production while documenting oral traditions and was taught by the leading documentary maker Boriana Pandova and media designer Dima Stefanova. “Preserve to Pass-on” preceded the 10th edition...
Assembling wood without glue

Assembling wood without glue

A leaf of a bulrush plant is used as insulation against moisture it preventing the joints from leaking.
Bulgarian funeral traditions

Bulgarian funeral traditions

While talking about the rituals performed during the grief and preparation for burial of the dead, the women of the village Zahari Stoyanovo (located in the northeast Dobrudja, Bulgaria), reveal a range of knowledge and wisdom. Like after the burial procession leave, the last man left the house, stuck a nail in the threshold of...