Talk

Experience in Design Practice in the Arab World

Tarek Atrissi, in collaboration with Design Institute Amman
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
10 October 2017
Time
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This open talk covers the design and graphic approach of Tarek Atrissi Design in their worldwide projects that include type design, branding, graphic design, and exhibition design.
Workshop
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace - Ras El Ain
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
11 October 2017
Time
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Facilitated by the women of the Association of Iraq Al Amir Women, this hands-on workshop teaches students how to create useful and decorative ceramic molds from the casings and shells of various fruits. Kids will also learn how to color the molds using a specific technique. The molds can then be painted and transformed into decorative home accessories or bowls.
Workshop

Origami Workshop

Waragami World
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
11 October 2017
Time
-
This workshop teaches the basics of the art of Origami, and how to create different shapes and designs using Origami paper and recycled magazines and newspapers. Through the sessions, participants will learn soft skills like time management, teamwork, problem-solving skills and creativity. ​
Talk

Placemaking: Reimagining Public Space in Amman

The ADW 2017 Urban Park Competition
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
11 October 2017
Time
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As part of Amman Design Week's efforts in engaging designers with the urban environment and using our platform to create conversations about derelict or abandoned spaces in the city, Amman Design Week invites leaders in urban design and activism to a panel discussion. Speakers include Ayman Zuaiter, architect of the abandoned Raghadan Tourist Terminal, host to ADW 2016's Crafts District, urban design educator Leen Fakhoury, design activist and founder of the 7hills skatepark Mohammad Zakaria, and Nemeh Qatanani, an urban designer from the Greater Amman Municipality.
Workshop
Venue
Ras El Ain Gallery
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
12 October 2017
Time
-
Discover the contemporary aspects of the art of Arabic calligraphy, and practice lively visual implementations of this art.
Workshop
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
12 October 2017
Time
-
This workshop will teach participants how to make folk instruments Shababa and Nay from local resources at a minimal cost. Participants will also learn about the popular heritage of musical instruments, the Dabkeh and its relationship with folk music, and folk music’s role in social life and culture.
Workshop
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
12 October 2017
Time
-
The workshop shows participants how to reuse plastic waste materials to create different artworks and craft items, like simple musical instruments and toys.
Talk
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
12 October 2017
Time
-
Four Jordanian animation designers and educators showcase their work and process in a quick-paced, pecha kucha style presentation, and discuss how motion graphics can be used as a tool for communication, expression, and as a new medium for giving a voice to youth in Jordan.
Talk
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
12 October 2017
Time
-
CLUSTER presents their mapping initiative platforms and projects that map and archive the changing political and urban landscape in Cairo, and offer a preview of their collaborative mapping projects in Amman, done in collaboration with Studio-X Amman and Columbia University's Center for Spatial Research.
Workshop
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
13 October 2017
Time
-
Facilitated by the women of the Association of Iraq Al Amir Women, this hands-on workshop teaches students how to create useful and decorative ceramic molds from the casings and shells of various fruits. Kids will also learn how to color the molds using a specific technique. The molds can then be painted and transformed into decorative home accessories or bowls.
Workshop

Origami Workshop

Waragami World
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
13 October 2017
Time
-
This workshop teaches the basics of the art of Origami, and how to create different shapes and designs using Origami paper and recycled magazines and newspapers. Through the sessions, participants will learn soft skills like time management, teamwork, problem-solving skills and creativity. ​
Workshop
Venue
Ras El Ain Gallery
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
14 October 2017
Time
-
This accessories making workshop introduces participants to the traditional art of loom weaving. Mastered by Bedouins for hundreds of years, loom weaving is a craft used by tribes to make beautiful functional and decorative pieces. Each Bedouin tribe has its own tradition in the designs used; each pattern on a rug or tapestry tells unique story belonging to that tribe. Participants in the workshops will apply similar weaving techniques to make their own unique beaded bracelet. A modern take on an old tradition, this workshop aims to keep the tradition of loom weaving alive.