Exhibition
Independent Space
Venue
Jordan Craft Center ALAYDI
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
In cooperation with Tiraz: Widad Kawar Home of Arab Dress, this exhibition focuses on the different techniques and uses of Bedouin weaving. Participants will get a general overview of Bedouin weaving, witness the actual techniques performed by members of different Bedouin tribes, and get the opportunity to purchase samples of kilims.
Exhibition
Independent Space

“Woven” - The Art of Traditional Weavings in Jordan

Tiraz: Widad Kawar Home for Arab Dress
Venue
Tiraz: Widad Kawar Home for Arab Dress
Location
Um Uthaina
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
This exhibition and workshop, in collaboration with Jordan Craft Center ALAYDI, will give adults and children the opportunity to view and participate in the different techniques of Bedouin weaving and textile finishings.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Yarns

Yarns
Venue
Tiraz: Widad Kawar Home for Arab Dress
Location
Um Uthaina
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
A group of women from Petra who work at the floor looms will show visitors how recycled yarn is used.
Exhibition
Independent Space

The Garden

Naqsh Collective: Nisreen and Nirmeen Abu Dail
Venue
Tiraz: Widad Kawar Home for Arab Dress
Location
Um Uthaina
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
Palm Tree (Nakhleh), Love Tree (Shajaret Hubb), Cypress Trees (Saru) are not only the names of motives of Palestinian embroidery, but also Nisreen and Nermeen’s stems of inspiration for this year's new collection.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Design for a Nomadic World

Dr. Azra Akšamija and Dr. Mohammed Yaghan
Venue
German-Jordanian University (GJU), School of Architecture and Built Environment
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
"Design for a Nomadic World" explores how art, architecture and design can address the emotional, cultural and aesthetic needs of refugees, while fostering a better cross-cultural understanding and a social cohesion between migrant and host communities.
Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Mixed Dimensions
Location
Um Uthaina
Date
8, 11 October 2017
Time
-
This workshop is an introduction to the basics of Blender, an open source computer graphics software used for creating animated films, visual effects, art, 3D modeling, video games and much more.
Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Design Institute Amman
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
9 - 11 October 2017
Time
-
This three-day workshop offers advanced training in designing Arabic typefaces, and is open to designers with a strong interest in typography, or with previous experience in Arabic type design wishing to advance their design and technical skills.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Six Winning Projects

MMAG Foundation
Venue
The MMAG Foundation
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
In collaboration with the Center for the Study of the Built Environment (CSBE), this exhibition will present the nineteen winning and shortlisted projects for the 2016 (13th) Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
Culture & Food
Independent Space
Venue
Turtle Green Tea Bar
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
6 - 12 October 2017
Time
-
Turtle Green invites visitors to learn more about Kombucha, the making process and to try the drink and learn about some of its health benefits.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Lines Within

Jacaranda Images
Venue
Jacaranda Images
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
10 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
This exhibition explores ideas of home, delving into the meaning of place and home in an age of forced migration and immigration – of home as an internal orientation where the idea of belonging to a place may no longer exist.
Exhibition
Independent Space
Venue
Nofa Creative Space
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
11 October 2017
Time
-
Seeking out the handmade, this interactive exhibition reveals the human touch. The objects on display are the result of a 10-week collaborative effort which brought artisans and designers residing in Jordan together to explore the roots of the design process and the drive behind creating objects with meaning.
Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Design Institute Amman
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
11 - 13 October 2017
Time
-
The three-day workshop aims to briefly go through the fashion design process from design to making, to realise one design in three-dimensional form. Through discussions and exercises, students will be shown how to research a theme, develop it into a capsule collection of basic elasticated waist skirts, and how to pattern-cut and construct their final chosen skirt.​