Desislava Yordanova
Master's in Interior & Living Design
Year of Graduation: 2020
Current role: Workplace Experience Transformation Manager at JLL
Country: Bulgaria
Desislava Yordanova is a Germany-based interior architect and workplace transformation specialist with a unique interdisciplinary background in interior architecture and economics. With over a decade of experience working across the fields of design, business, and user experience, she brings a strategic and human-centric approach to shaping modern work environments.
Her role involves reimagining office environments to reflect new ways of working, balancing space planning, digitalization and sustainability user-centered design to foster innovation and employee well-being.
Desislava Yordanova is a Germany-based interior architect and workplace transformation specialist with a unique interdisciplinary background in interior architecture and economics. With over a decade of experience working across the fields of design, business, and user experience, she brings a strategic and human-centric approach to shaping modern work environments.
Her role involves reimagining office environments to reflect new ways of working, balancing space planning, digitalization and sustainability user-centered design to foster innovation and employee well-being.
Desislava’s journey includes a steady progression at JLL, where she previously worked as a Transition Solution Architect and Interior Designer & Space Planner. Her design thinking is grounded in a strong command of project stakeholder management, furniture planning, digitization, and transition strategy. Prior to joining JLL, she built her portfolio through freelance interior design work and internships in Italy and Germany, including roles at DAAA Haus in Milan and Simone Jüschke Innenarchitektur in Frankfurt.
She holds a Master in Interior & Living Design from Domus Academy in Milan, where she earned first prize in a competitive project developed in collaboration with the renowned Italian furniture brand Natuzzi. She also earned a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Architecture and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration.
Passionate about human-centric design, new work concepts, and workplace strategy, Desislava works confidently in dynamic, multicultural environments.
“Domus Academy taught me how to envision design beyond aesthetics. It shaped the way I think, create, and connect space with purpose. It was a year of bold ideas, international collaboration, and learning how to turn creative vision into strategic design.”
