REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COPPER CRAFTS IN BULGARIA. DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS OF TRADITIONAL DECORATIVE ART IN MODERN TIMES

The artistic representational factors of bronze culture in Central and Eastern Europe widely exist in urban social activities, architectural forms, folk customs, living habits, local arts, operas, songs, dances and other material or non-material forms. This paper explores the application model of regional culture in the design of modern copper crafts in Central and Eastern European cities, taking Bulgaria as an example. The necessity of bronze cultural elements in the country’s culture in the design of modern copper crafts is discussed, and the unique characteristics of the regional Cultural resources, as a powerful support for industrial transformation, are further explicated. The paper argues that the innovative development of Bulgarian culture and tourism should closely integrate copper crafts design with local cultural elements to continuously improve the quality of urban culture and promote regional economic development.