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This is the public profile of Nikola Eftimov, click here to view our interview with Nikola EftimovAbout Nikola Eftimov : The multi-decade experience includes work as a designer in the fashion industry, design studio, design platforms and international services for fashion predictions in the country and abroad, graphic designer in advertising companies and marketing departments of companies, visual artist, costume designer of theatrical performances, musical-theatre performances, ballet performances, etc., manages his own fashion design company and fashion store and regularly presents fashion collections, works as a lecturer and academic manager Accademia Italiana Skopje, visiting professor at the Faculty of Art and Design at the First Private University - European University - Republic of Macedonia (EURM) in Skopje, the Faculty of Multimedia and Design at the American University of Europe - FON in Skopje, 2017-2018 and participates in many educational programs from non-formal education in cooperation with state and private institutions in the field of culture and higher education institutions. He also engaged in teaching activities abroad. He has been engaged as a lecturer at Chanapatana International Design Institute-Accademia Italiana in Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand and visiting professor at Accademia Italiana Thailand in Bangkok.
STATEMENT OF ART:Between Modernity and Tradition
EDUCATION:
1993, Graphic Art and Fashion Design, BA, Faculty of Fine Arts, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje/Macedonia.
1998, Fashion Design (Fashion as Art), MA, Accademia Italiana, Florence/Italy.
EXPERIENCE:
1993-1994, Graphic Designer, Saatchi and Saatchi Advertising Balkans, Skopje/Macedonia.
1994-1997, Graphic Designer and Advertising Manager, Jaka 80 - Radovish, Skopje/Macedonia.
2005-2006, Lecturer at the International Design Institute Chanapatana-Accademia Italiana, Bangkok/Thailand.
2006-2009, Lecturer and Academic Manager, Accademia Italiana Skopje, Skopje/Macedonia.
2007, Visiting Professor at Accademia Italiana Thailand, Bangkok/Thailand.
2009-2011, Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Art and Design at "EURM", Skopje/Macedonia.
2012-2016, CEO and Founder of Eftimov Design Ltd, Skopje/Macedonia.
2017-2018, Docent of a group of courses in the field of fashion design at the Faculty of Multimedia and Design within the American University of Europe - FON, Skopje/Macedonia.
1999-2024, Lecturer in non-formal education.
Current teaching engagements at the International Fashion Institute Izet Curi, Skopje/Macedonia (collaboration started in 2018).
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
2011, 20 Years of Professional Exposure (part of the FWSK program), MKC, Skopje/Macedonia.
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
1994, "Woman as a Symbol and Theme in the Works of Fine Artists", Gallery "Koco Racin", Skopje/Macedonia.
1994, Exhibition of Graphics, "INTERFEST", Bitola/Macedonia.
1994, The 21st Exhibition of DLUM, "Drawings", Skopje/Macedonia.
1995, Exhibition of DLUM, "Graphic Art", Skopje/Macedonia.
1955, The 22nd Exhibition of DLUM, "Drawings", Skopje/Macedonia.
1996, Thirty-eighth "Golden Feather of Belgrade" and fourth "International Biennale of Illustration", Belgrade/Serbia, Paris/France and Skopje/Macedonia.
1997, "Macedonian Drawing '96", the National and University Library "St. Kliment Ohridski", Skopje/Macedonia.
1997, "International Triennial of Graphic Art", Bitola/Macedonia.
2020, Group Exhibition of Theater Costumes and Illustrations (curator: Jasminka Namicheva; part of the international program CreArt), Museum of the City of Skopje, Skopje/Macedonia.
EVENTS:
1992, Costume design for Ljubomir Brangjolica's ballet performance "Farewell to Tanja", Macedonian National Theatre, Skopje/Macedonia.
1992, Guest with an author's collection at the New Year's gala fashion show of YUCAN, Macedonian National Theater, Skopje/Macedonia.
1998, Group gala fashion show for the opening of the Leipzig Fashion Fair (Leipziger Moda Mese), Leipzig/Germany.
2002, Costume design for D. Jovanovic "Liberation of Skopje", directed by Srdjan Janaqijevic, Macedonian National Theatre, Skopje/Macedonia.
2003, Fashion show for the "Prince Tailor" collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje/Macedonia.
2003, Fashion show for the men's underwear collection "Lezet", Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje/Macedonia.
2004, Costume design for Henry Adams' play The People Next Door, directed by Srdjan Janaqijevic, Albanian drama, Skopje, 2004
2005, Presentation with a fashion show of the winning design of the competition organized by Coca Cola Light, Teatro Sachal, Florence/Italy.
2005, Costume design for the musical-theatre performance "Spring Story", composer Stojan Stojkov, Macedonian Opera and Ballet, Skopje/Macedonia.
2005, Design and presentation of three commercial collections for the "Fia Fia" design studio, Skopje/Macedonia.
2007, Costume design, in collaboration with his students from "Accademia Italiana Skopje", for the ballet "The Great Mother", choreography and direction by Jagoda Slaneva, libretto by Eftim Kletnikov, music by Oliver Josifovski, Skopje Fortress, Skopje/Macedonia.
2007, Entangled fragments: ABC of curatorial black, National Gallery of Macedonia, "Mala Stanica", Skopje/Macedonia (fashion project organized by the "Center for Visual Research", "Euro-Balkan Institute").
2009, Conceptual fashion collection Anti-depression Chic, Skopje/Macedonia.
2011-2014, Presentation of seasonal collections within the Fashion Weekend Skopje/Macedonia (various locations).
2012, Participation with two designs in a group fashion show under the title Jazz and Fashion, US Embassy in Macedonia, Skopje/Macedonia.
2014, Costume design for the play "The Elsinore Case", directed by Ljubisa Georgievski, Macedonian National Theatre, Skopje/Macedonia.
2014, Costume design for the play "The Blue Bird" by Maurice Maeterlinck, directed by Zlatko Slavenski, Macedonian National Theate, Skopje/Macedonia.
2014-2016, Presentation of seasonal collections through the Nikola Eftimov Store, Skopje/Macedonia.
2017, Group fashion show "Made in Macedonia: Contemporary design embellished with the past", Museum of Macedonia, Skopje/Macedonia.
2018, Humanitarian group fashion show organized by "Mrdni so prst", MKC (Youth Cultural Center), Skopje/Macedonia.
2018, Group fashion show, Made in Macedonia: Beginnings and evolution, Museum of Macedonia, Skopje/Macedonia.
2019-2023, Group fashion exhibitions and shows of the International Fashion Institute Izet Curi, Skopje/Macedonia (various locations).
2022, Solo Fashion Show as part of What You See Festival Symposium, Het Huis, Utrecht/Netherlands.
2023, Costume design for the ballet performance (joint project with part of the students of the International Institute of Fashion Izet Curi Skopje) "Doctor Ofboli" of the ballet studio "Balerina", Festival of classical ballet and modern dance, National Opera and Ballet, Skopje/Macedonia.
2023, Group fashion auction, organized by Connect within the framework of the USAID project "Partnerships for donation", Intermezzo Music Bar, Skopje/Macedonia.
AWARDS:
1997, Award for Drawing of the National and University Library "St. Kliment Ohridski" ("Macedonian Drawing '96"), Skopje/Macedonia.
2004, "Designer of the Year 2003" award, Macedonian media and public award.
2005, Winner of the fashion contest organized by "Coca Cola Light", fashion show, "Hotel Aleksandar-Palas", Skopje/Macedonia (Competition organized for the introduction of Coca Cola Light on the Macedonian market).
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2000, Nikola Eftimov – Fashion Body Art by Sonja Abadzieva,
The Large Glass Magazine (pages 52-55), 12/13, Skopje, Macedonia
https://msu.mk/the-large-glass-magazine-1213/
2013, Wannabe interview: Nikola Eftimov by Jelisaveta Popov, Wannabe Magazine, Belgrade, Serbia
https://wannabemagazine.com/wannabe-intervju-nikol
a-eftimov/
1992-2024, Various interviews for magazines, newspapers, TV programs, etc.
https://www.nikolaeftimov.com/media
BOOKS:
2013, "The Ancient Greeks: History and Culture from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander" by Matthew Dillon and Lynda Garland, Pages 704 (Page 533, Figure 15.1, A marble head of Alexander, first half of the second century BC, Archeological Museum, Istanbul, Türkiye; Photo: Nikola Eftimov), Routledge, LONDON/UK and NEW YORK/USA, ISBN 0415471435, 9780415471435.
2019, "The First Principle - The Drawing" (Mac.: „Првиот принцип – цртежот“) by Marija Pavlovska, Pages 280 (Page 29, Figure 4, fashion illustration by Nikola Eftimov, 1992), Magor, Skopje/Macedonia, ISBN 9786082236315.
ACCOLADES:
2006, Lecturer of the Year at the Fashion Department of the International Design Institute Chanapatana-Academia Italiana, Bangkok/Thailand.
2023, Recognition for participation in a charity fashion auction awarded by Konekt and USAID, Skopje/Macedonia.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English, Italian, Croatian
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
2001, Fashion design workshop and series of lectures on history of costume and fashion, Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje/Macedonia.
2004-2005, One-year course "Introduction to Fashion Design", Cultural Center Tochka, Skopje/Macedonia.
2005-2006, "Blue Sky" fashion design workshop, organized by British Council Macedonia, Krushevo/Macedonia.
2007, "The Nature of Design" (Seminar for the fashion students), Accademia Italiana Thailand, Bangkok/Thailand.
2012 Lecture on fashion categories and the Italian model for establishing authentic design product, Euro-Balkan University, Skopje/Macedonia (Open Summer Lectures).
2016, Lecture on cruelty-free fashion, Vegefest, organized by Anima Mundi, MKC, Skopje/Macedonia.
SYMPOSIUMS AND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES::
2018, Representative of R. Macedonia at The 3rd Central and Eastern European Countries and China Cultural and Creative Industries Forum "Creative Revitalization", Łódź and Katowice/Poland.
HOBBIES:
Plants
WEB SITE:
https://www.nikolaeftimov.com/
REGISTRATION DATE:
2024-02-06 19:08:39
COUNTRY/REGION:
Macedonia
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
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