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Turning ProductUncertainty intoConfident Decisions

From product workshops and customer research to validated prototypes, helping your team align faster and ship with confidence.

Ilia Dichev
Strategic Designer &UX Researcher
Ilia Dichev
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Companies that I have worked with

Selected Work

Crafted for impact.

Crafted for impact.

Each project is a system-level challenge, researched deeply, designed deliberately.

RepAIr Platform
Circular Economy
Behaviour Change
Web Platform
RepAIr Platform
How can a platform shift consumer behaviour towards more electronics repair?
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Shell Neighbour Grid
Energy & Grid
Zero-To-One
Mobile App
Shell Neighbour Grid
How can Shell Recharge Solutions accommodate the increasing energy and EV charging demand by 2030?
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Saeco Coffee Experience
Connected hardware
IoT interface
Saeco Coffee Experience
How can coffee appliances act as assistants to optimize coffee quality?
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The Case For Me

Why we should work together

Why we should work together

Academic Foundation

5 Years. Three top-ranked universities.

MSc in Strategic Product Design from TU Delft, ranked #1 in Europe for Industrial Design. Minor at Politecnico di Milano. BSc Industrial Design from TU Eindhoven, pioneering the intersection of technology and design.

MSc Graduate

ENTERPRISE COLLABORATION

Corporate to public impact.

Embedded at Philips DA, building end-to-end digital propositions. Commissioned by Techniek Nederland to design a national platform bridging 20+ industry organisations and the EU "Right to Repair" directive.

Cross-sector

Cross-Functional Mastery

Designer who speaks every language.

From running design sprints with Accenture and Deloitte, to building interactive Figma prototypes. I work at the intersection of high-level business strategy and human-centred design.

Versatile

My Services

How I can help you grow

How I can help you grow

01Strategic Product Consulting

I work with teams to frame the right problem before solving it, turning ambiguous briefs into focused design strategy.

StrategyResearchWorkshops
02Product & Interface
03Brand & Communication
Process
A process adaptable
to your stage.
Five stages / Non-linear
01Discover
02Define
03Design
04Deliver
05Grow
01 / Discover
Frame the right problem
Every great outcome starts with understanding the real challenge. I run stakeholder interviews, contextual research, and competitive landscape analysis to surface the hidden constraints and opportunities.
ResearchWorkshopsBrief Definition
Relevant services
Strategic Design Consulting

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Let's build something worth talking about.
If you have an interesting challenge or just want to talk design, I'm always up for a coffee chat.
Based inBulgaria
AvailableImmediately
LanguagesEN • BG • NL • DE