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In chasing a dream, you often need to let go of the burden of expectations and just follow the signs you see on the way. And when you lose the last trace and find yourself in an unknown place, look confidently at the new horizon that spreads before your eyes.
Yavor Hristov knows perfectly well what it means to have a big, albeit unfulfilled dream, take you to a place where you feel useful and satisfied. Five years ago, he dreamed of creating a solar plane, and today, through his Brick3D project with state-of-the-art technology, he reveals his childhood imagination and spirit of discovery.
"We create the designs for 3D printed construction toys and sell the files to our customers”, says the young entrepreneur Yavor Hristov. “In this way, everyone can choose what color and size their toy should be. And since they own the file forever, if a child loses, for example, one of the tires on their toycar, he or she will print a new one - unlike traditional constructors, where one has to buy a new set. In other words, spare parts will always be at hand.”
Behind the improvement of the idea, in addition to Yavor Hristov as a 3D modeling engineer, there are two more people - the designer Vasil Bochev and Simeon Simeonov who has great experience in 3D printing and marketing. The Brick3D team will present their product on September 19 in "Tuk-Tam Kosher" in the capital's Inter Expo Center, which traditionally gathers people and organizations from the business, technology and creative sectors in Bulgaria.
One of the goals set by the creators of 3D toys is to teach children and young people about the new technology through an affordable product with a huge possibility of customization.
"Technology can be very useful, regardless of whether it is toys or other things”,explains Yavor Hristov. “Our colleague Simeon Simeonov, for example, uses the same 3D printers to make auto parts. The printers are extremely affordable - some of them at a price of BGN 150, which means that four of them cost as much as one kitchen stove. In general, these technologies can be used for decoration and other toys, for practical parts, for replacing and repairing various things, for learning engineering. At the same time, one does not necessarily have to learn all these things. Modern 3D printers are so advanced that one can go online, download a free model, and use it for their home, their hobby or whatever.”
In this case, however, it is a matter of construction blocks with which any child can make a plant, a racing car and even a fighter jet.
"We are currently developing two more new sets, which we will soon publish”, adds Yavor Hristov. “One is a truck resembling a TIR with large trailers. We want to make new types of planes as well, so there is more variety for the kids.”
And is the former dream of creating a TwinRay - a two-seater aircraft that is powered by solar energy during flight and lasts 600 km in the air on batteries - still alive?
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"Unfortunately, no”, answers Yavor Hristov. “We simply missed the moment, which led to project delays in prototyping and a lack of opportunities for investors.
And while this project was too big for our experience at the time, the skills we gained in project management help us do so well and succeed today. My personal goal with these startups is not just to make money, but to do something that will contribute in some way to people. Even a donation to a kindergarten and the joy of children is a success for me. Therefore, the fact that this experience has helped us so much now to succeed with Brick3D makes me very happy.”
Yavor Hristov is rather optimistic that in Bulgaria there is a place for creative young people like him to achieve their goals and move forward.
"Thanks to the introduction of this type of technology, albeit slowly, there is definitely a big place for it in Bulgaria”, he says. “It gives everyone the ability to make something because they can start with almost no infrastructure and create a product to deliver to people – either digitally or physically with just a 3D printer in their home. So this technology gives a huge chance to both companies and hobbyists to develop business. And, yes, there is room for such creativity in our country”, young entrepreneur Yavor Hristov tells Radio Bulgaria.
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