Annie Ivanova grew up in Bulgaria before moving to Australia. She’s an art curator, an advocate of cultural diplomacy, and the founder of the design firms Anibaba Co. and Studio Ivanova.This episode is a sponsored collaboration with the Taiwan Gold Card Office.Ivanova’s worked with art institutions like ZKM, Centre Pompidou, Ars Electronica, The Barbican, Centre Pompidou, Aaros Museum, Australian Centre for the Moving Image and Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, and the National Palace Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Taiwan. In 2016 she received an ANZ Chamber of Commerce Business Award for ‘outstanding contribution to the Australia-Taiwan partnership’.Her 2016 book is called “Taiwan by Design: 88 Products for Better Living”.  Interested in moving to Taiwan? Find out more about this open work-permit and residency visa at https://goldcard.nat.gov.twGO4GOLD is the 10% discount code for the Go.Do.Be. LIVE! cards by Ivanova: https://www.godobelive.com/See a cut-down version of this interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZI2lm0vJjUEPISODE CREDITHost / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywuProject Manager / Serena PaiEditing / Gerald WilliamsSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.