For the unprepared traveler on a business trip the Bulgarian capital will be a surprise with it’s rich history and the mixture of orient and occident. From most of the city snow covered mount Vitosha is attracting the eyes. But what is Sofia holding ready for a Steampunk?
A short internet search in advance didn’t reveal much. But with the Punto Art Bazaar I got a starting point.
The shop sits a litte at the city center’s edge marking the entrance to the bar district. Already on the display window you’ll see: brass, gears and mechanics. This is the steampunk’s place to be.
The line of goods consists mostly of jewelry but also musical clocks, small tin robots, sculptures, paintings and note books. Not all of that is steampunk but you get the impression the steampunk articles are conquering the whole shop area starting from their assigned section at the left. In the upper part there’s also a small work station full of gears.
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In short: There is plenty to see and to make your holiday savings cry. And while you’re looking around maybe also the shop owner shows up.
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Petar Arbov - short Pepi - is a lively and very welcoming person who just at my first visit directly took me to his workshop only a few doors down. Actually a goldsmith he is something close to the head of the steampunks in Sofia. They don’t have a scene like we know it in Germany. It’s more a group of artist working in this field. Most of them selling their work via Pepi and Punto Art Bazaar. Nonetheless there was a Steampunk festival in 2012 with more than seven hundred guest. To that time we could only dream of an event of that size here in Germany.
The Punto Art Bazaar is therefore an ideal starting point to meet like-minded and discover other steampunk-interesting places. On of those you'll see in part two.
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