FROM TBILISI WITH LOVE
It's summer 2018, there's a beat, a smell, a palpable verve about Tbilisi these days. The post-Soviet Republic of Georgia is set to be the fastest growing economy in Eastern Europe according to the IMF, EBRD and ADB. And it's vivacious capital, Tbilisi, is primed to be the benefactor of this heady growth. Georgia has a unique history of its own. It’s perhaps the most stubbornly confounding place I know. For millennia, sandwiched between vastly contrasting cultures: Russians, Turks, Persians, it's somehow managed to hold on to its distinctive and timeless identity. But the post-Soviet challenge requires Georgia to reinvent itself. I meet some of the passionate, inimitable and awe inspiring young creatives making the most of the opportunities and heralding Tbilisi in as Europe's "New Berlin".
work-in-progress
Romeo / Makeup Artist
Ruska / Photographer
Xosillita / Multi-hyphenate
Sasha / Model
Liza / Dancer
Qeta / Entrepreneur
Nini / Designer
Tako / Actress
Dadu / Chef
Anuki / Tattooist
Giorgi / Actor
Roman / Entrepreneur
Mariam / Architect
Perry / Writer
Chideru / Coder
Mariam / Singer
Karin / Ballerino
Asya / Designer
Sandra / Translator
Tina / Creator
Slava / Vocalist
Mariam / Filmmaker
Alina / Actress
Ani / Doctor
Guka / Dancer
Tsitsi / Illustrator
Elene
Giovanni / Entrepreneur
Sali / Photographer
Lana / Producer
Kate / DJ
Anita / Designer
Mariam / Actress
Mariam / Actress
Lasha / Actor
Divine / Doctor
Gvantsa / Villager
Jaba / Pro Skier
Maria / Ukrainian
Anka / Designer
Inga
Gio / Advertising
Tamar / Decorator
Snezhana / Linguist
Robi / Rapper
Aleks / Pâtissière
Anano / Architect
Vasiko / Model
Rati / Musician
Lekso / DJ
Tatiana / Art Curator
Irine / Actress
Mako / Architect
Saba / Designer
Leo / Designer
Elene / Model
Lizi / Public Relations
Maryam / Stylist
Ivane / Artist
Eka / Actress
Tamuna / Journalist
Albin / Writer
Natia / Tattooist
Data / Vintner
Sima / DJ
Diana / Model
Ebuka / Doctor
Elene / Actress
Irina / International Relations
Nesi / Artist
Misho / Writer
Mari / Environmentalist
Giorgi / Actor
Marita / Artist
Tina / DJ
Nino / Actress
Nini / Actress
Mariam / Public Policy
Vasilia / Makeup Artist
Avtandil / Artist
Mako / Artist
Gabriel / Art Manager
Anina / Actress
Tornike / Photographer
Mika / Chef
Nanuki / Designer
Elene / Artist
Beka / Florist
Elene / Illustrator
Irakli / Architect
Mariam / Actress
Giorgi / Advertising
Sergei / Entrepreneur
Annabelle / Model
Teona / Fashion
Nini / Artist
Tina / Artist
Mia / Journalist
Tatia / Linguist
Giko / Chef
Kerly / Artist
Tazo / Actor
Jeyla / Writer
Salome / Fashion
Pio / Social Entrepreneur
Tazo / Designer
Iri / Illustrator
Mariam / Graphics
Tako / Songwriter
Marishka / Landscaper
Anton / Content Creator
Anna / International Relations
Mariam / International Relations
Nino / Hospitality
Anano / Actress
Tatuli / Psychologist
Ana / Psychologist
George / Journalist
Luka / Performer
Nini / Psychologist
Tamta / Model
Nodo / Finance
Ana / Psychologist
Saba / Accountant
Elene / Model
Meri / Cultural Attache
Keso / Public Relations
Sali / Hospitality
Sophie / Pianist
Tamara / Educator
Salome / Actress
Elene / Critic
Mari / Therapist
Ana / Doctor
Yonen / Ballerino
Tea / Psychologist
Lasha / Finance
Anano / Architect
Gio / Filmmaker
Pavel / Tech
Suro / Hospitality
Ketunia / Art Dept
Salome / Sculptor
Mariam / Violinist
Keti / Editor
Mariamo / Journalist
Maria / Copywriter
Alex / Entrepreneur
Anna / Communications
Thea / Marketer
Nini / Artist
Keto / Musician
Katia / Producer
Nutsa / Curator
Beka / Activist
Ia / Radio DJ
Luka / Mixologist
Sopho / Art Director
Veronica / Actress
Asya / Model
Tatuli / Writer
Gio / Blogger
Saba / Writer
Tamari / Artist
Beka / Maitre 'D
Sophie / Photographer
Anna / Filmmaker
Likuna / Martial Artist
Darina / Model
Davit / Tech
Sali / Photographer
Natia / Artist
Anna / Advertising
Davit / Woodworker
Mari / Teacher
Giorgi / Musician
Lera / Artist
Tamra / Dancer
Mariam / Artist
Tea / Psychologist
Mariam / Bartender
Bat / Model
Ninna / Psychologist
Giorgi / Curator
Kosta / Tech
Kseniya / Curator
Gregory / Chef
Teona / Bartender
Ana / Hospitality
Salomeya / Artist
Nikita/ Cinematographer
Gary / Bartender
Mari / Photographer
Gurin / Yogi
Davit / DJ
Amalia / Artist
Nika / Winemaker
Datucha / Artist
Anuka / Dancer
Lilien / Designer
Sali / Artist
Cindy / Writer
Lasha / Gamer
Lasha / Doctor
Nina / Designer
Tekla / Writer
Lizi / Artist
Beka / Politicial Scientist
Lizi / Filmmaker
Lile / Sociologist
Lenora / Stylist
David / Photographer
Anya / Activist
Sandra / Entrepreneur
Tato / Actor
Anna / Seeker
Nini / Engineer
Tite / Musician
Iva / Content Creator
Anano / Artist
Natali / Artist
Milana / Artist
Mariam / Filmmaker
Nina / Anthroposophist
Anno / Marketer
Dachi / Artist
Darya / Shopkeeper
Keto / Art Director
Ika / Traveler
Mariam / Designer
Nick / Photographer
Nika / Cinematographer
Zharas / Dancer
Rusa / Actress
Nika / Filmmaker
Nini / Tattooist
Cosima / Writer
Mariam / Analyst
Ana / Fashionista
Davit / Photographer
Therese / Photographer
Anna / Sculptor
Nini / Psychologist
Nika / BMXer
Tina / Advertising
Sopiko / Actress
Nia / Graphic Designer
Keto / Writer
Mari / Artist
Mariami / Artist
Agata / Editor
Rusudan / Producer
Sandro / Artist
Eka / Actress
Tako / Actress
Saba / Entrepreneur
Luka / Rapper
Nina / Doctor
Maria / Filmmaker
Anni / Creator
Kuba / Hair Stylist
Dachi / Child Actor
Yarik / Coder
Helen / Dancer
Johanna / Artist
Ani / Photojournalist
Darina / Singer
Ulia / Nuclear Physicist
Marichka / Cook
Luka / Dancer
Mariko / Psychologist
Mariam / Programmer
Anastasia / Artist
Seva / Activist
Luka / Dentist
Alina / Georgian
Asia / Entrepreneur
Ninutsa / Creator
Sali / Artist
Vardo / Artist
Asya / Actress
Dachi / Designer
Tata / Film Director
Tina / Artist
Baptiste / Pâtissier
Shneor / Photographer
Elene / Illustrator
Lana / Foreign Relations
Anna / Journalist
Thoma / Hairstylist
Nanka / Doctor
Aman / Model
Katya / Artist
Polina / Curator
Iri / Oceanographer
Valery / Model
Noah / DJ
Mari / Illustrator
Nuki / Trainer
Ana Maria / Artist
Barbari / Artist
Mariam / Model
Niko / Designer
Darya / Philosopher
Luka / Baller
Mariam / Actress
Mariam / Coder
Tamara / Stylist
Anna / Interior Designer
Jei / Artist
Tekla / Writer
Nana / Tattooist
Dito / Stylist
Gio / Realtor
Anna Maria / Designer
Eva / Model
Ana / Psychologist
Sofia / Entrepreneur
Ria / Photographer
Sonya / TikToker
Irakli / Actor
Tinny / Entrepreneur
Gvantsa / Psychologist
Lima / Tattooist
Zuka
Ani
Natalia / Artist
Elisabed / Entrepreneur
Nine / Writer
Gvantsa / Marketer
Elene / Filmmaker
Tina / Filmmaker
Nini / Designer
Tatia / Artist
Keso / Graphic Artist
Mariam / Dancer
Ekuna / Dancer
Ana / Dancer
Liza / Dancer
Nini / Artist
Tazo
Lizi
Mariam
Khatia
Lana
Tako
Sam
Ano
Nambi
Eka
Justine
Nini
Mariam
Mari
Jinjo
Tornike
Salome
Dima
Nini
Tinatin
Luka
Melu
Ksu
Polina
Tina
Nanka
Liza
Mariam
Thijs
Nini
Mako
Meko
Aisena
Tata
Lana
Mariam
Tina
Anna
Nitsa
Anuka
Anastasiya
Nika
Leyla
Dasha
Ano
Nikusha
Kate
George
Ano
Sofia
Tatuka
Nene
Ana
Mariam
Keti
Yann
Anastasia
Ani
