Talk

Memory Matrix

Dr. Azra Aksamija Associate Professor - MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology
Venue
Jordan Museum
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
3 September 2016
Time
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The Memory Matrix is a monument that explores the possibilities for future heritage creation, employing new fabrication techniques and transcultural workshops. This talk is by Azra Akšamija, an artist and designer from Sarajevo based in Boston, where she is Associate Professor at the MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology.
Talk

Human-Centered Design

Sahar Madanat - Founder and Chief Designer, Sahar Madanat Design Studio
Venue
Jordan Museum
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
3 September 2016
Time
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Local designer Sahar Madanat introduces audiences to her work and talks about what it means to design for people and tailor products to their specific needs. This talk is by Sahar Madanat, whose work focuses on innovation in product design, ranging from medical design to new concept furniture.
Exhibition
Independent Space

University of Petra

Student Exhibition
Venue
University of Petra
Location
Airport Road
Date
1, 4 - 8 September 2016
Time
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The faculty, which is open to the local community, holds art exhibitions for its students and academic members, reflecting their diverse schools of art, and presenting a clear picture of the faculty’s artistic richness. The current exhibition showcases the works and projects of students from the Architecture, Interior Design and Graphic Design departments during the 2015-2016 academic year.
Installation
Independent Space

Reactive Spaces Global Landscape

DI Lab: Racha Tarazi and Patrick Schot
Venue
Zara Center
Location
Wadi Saqra
Date
1, 4 - 8 September 2016
Time
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The installation is a window display of a mechanically driven geometrical sculpture that can be reconfigured and designed by members of the audience’s hand movements. It is a playful installation, simply empowering the audience with the power of design through seamless technology.
Exhibition
Independent Space

JO Grad Show

Organized by the Applied Science University
Venue
Zara Center
Location
Wadi Saqra
Date
5 - 8 September 2016
Time
-
Celebrating the remarkable work of this year’s graduating class, the first JO Grad Show is a local exhibition of students graduating with degrees in Graphic Design and Interior Design from Jordanian universities.
Culture & Food
Independent Space

Namliyeh: Tea Party

Creative Space
Venue
Namliyeh
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
6 - 7 September 2016
Time
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Stop by for an afternoon tea party at Namliyeh's kitchen and tasting room in Jabal al Weibdeh to sample jams from their seasonal collections along with scones, cream and tea. Learn more about the different fruit varieties in Jordan, as well as Namliyeh’s wild herbal infusions and the less known traditional farming methods.
Workshop
Venue
Jordan Museum - MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
7 September 2016
Time
-
Strategies are dead. Strategies should be alive. Everything in our world is fluid. Our strategies therefore should be designed to closer reflect the world. This workshop will answer: How can we operate in a world that keeps changing? How can we move forward without knowing for such what is going to happen?
Workshop

Design For Impact: Amman's Local Markets

T+LOCAL: Dennis Meulenbroeks
Venue
Jordan Museum - MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
7 September 2016
Time
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​This workshop on social design invites participants to design opportunities for the communities in the local markets in downtown Amman. Dennis Meulenbroeks is the founder and director of T+LOCAL. As a social entrepreneur with an Industrial Design background, he researches and develops new approaches and strategies for design in the social field.
Workshop
Venue
Jordan Museum
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
7 September 2016
Time
-
Coaching & Mentorship are essential for personal growth, new insights, and overcoming business challenges. Join this unique opportunity to sit with Paul Hughes in a Mastermind Circle where you can join a select group of people to discuss any professional challenge and ‘ask coach Paul anything’.
Workshop
Independent Space
Venue
Zara Center
Location
Wadi Saqra
Date
7 September 2016
Time
-
This workshop is an introduction to the theory and practice of how to write for animated short films. The participants will learn how to turn their ideas into cinematic scripts by using different techniques and approaches.
Workshop
Independent Space

Motion Design

Mahmoud Al Azzab
Venue
SAE Institute-Amman
Location
Airport Road
Date
7 September 2016
Time
-
Motion graphics is a digital technique that combines pictures, words, sound and video. It addresses the languages of film, animation and graphic design.
Independent Space
Independent Space
Venue
eyen
Location
Wadi Saqra
Date
6 - 9 September 2016
Time
-
As an answer to the limited access to resources of design and creative industry literature, eyen wishes to open its doors with its collection of books, magazines, publications and more.