Exhibition
Independent Space

Through Letters

Hamza Bounoua
Venue
Wadi Finan Art Gallery
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
1, 3 - 8 September 2016
Time
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‘Through letters’ is an exhibition that highlights the use of letters in the designs of Hamza Bounoua’s art. He aims to create a universal visual language, drawing inspiration from a medley of cultural traditions, including the art of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, African tribal masks, totemic figures, graffiti and East Asian and Arabic penmanship.
Independent Space
Independent Space
Venue
Jordan River Foundation Showroom
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
1 - 9 September 2016
Time
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Jordan River Foundation (JRF) is a Jordanian non-profit, non-governmental organization established in 1995 and chaired by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah. JRF exhibits the handicraft works of women from three different projects under its larger handicrafts umbrella at the JRF showroom.
Independent Space
Independent Space

Wild Jordan Center

Creative Space
Venue
Wild Jordan Center
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
1 - 9 September 2016
Time
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The Wild Jordan Center, which has a magnificent location overlooking the old city of Amman, the Citadel and the huge Jordanian flag, is owned by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN). Using a people-centered approach to protecting nature, RSCN has developed business ventures using the natural assets of protected areas to create sustainable economic and social benefits for local communities.
Independent Space
Independent Space
Venue
Al Burgan Handicrafts
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
1, 3 - 8 September 2016
Time
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Al Burgan Handicrafts was established in 1989 as a family business specialized in designing, developing and contemporizing traditional Jordanian crafts. Al Burgan products feature colorful fabrics, threads and trimmings to produce top-quality, unique handmade items that combine originality, intricate needlework, and local sewing skills.
Workshop
Independent Space

LED Light Design

Workshop by Filippo Protasoni, facilitated by Design Institute Amman
Venue
Design Institute Amman
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
1 - 3 September 2016
Time
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​The workshop gives an overall vision of the art of lighting and its related functions from a technical and stylistic point of view. Students will learn theoretical data and awareness about the lighting design field and new technologies, with a practical outcome that will help them develop a personal design language to conform to the requirements of the visual task.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Works and Methodologies

Rand El Haj Hasan and Flaÿou
Venue
Rand El Haj Hasan's Studio
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
1 - 9 September 2016
Time
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This exhibition displays the works and working methodologies of the studio's designer, Rand El Haj Hasan, and her guests from Flaÿou​ the multidisciplinary design studio based in Tunis. Flaÿou, consisting of Hella El Khiari and Thomas Egoumenides, is dedicated to object, graphic and environmental design and is focused on the joyful exploration of non-conformist ideas.
Independent Space
Independent Space

Badr Adduja

Creative Space
Venue
Badr Adduja
Location
Downtown Amman
Date
1, 3 - 8 September 2016
Time
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An award-winning source for authentic upcycled furniture, home accessories, clothing and jewelry creations, Badr Adduja cultivates the talents of over 60 craftspeople, ensuring them stability of income while putting their skills towards preserving the richness of Arabian folklore and heritage.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Inverse

Georgia Hill
Venue
Jacaranda Images
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
1 - 9 September 2016
Time
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Join Australian illustrator and artist Georgia Hill in her first international solo exhibition, 'Inverse', as she further develops her current practice of hand-generated distortion and experimentation of letterforms.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Prototype 1

Laith Demashqieh and Sahel Al Hiyari
Venue
Turbo
Location
Downtown Amman
Date
1 - 9 September 2016
Time
-
An exhibition of the first prototypes of Sahel Al Hiyari's product design and Laith Demashqieh's drawings. It represents ‘work in progress’ and the potential of looking at product design not as a finished form.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Constellations

Mamdouh Bisharat, Sami Haven, Abeer Seikaly
Venue
Duke's Design Center
Location
Downtown Amman
Date
1 - 9 September 2016
Time
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When objects align themselves in specific patterns to form constellations, they affect one another in an exchange that releases nuances of meanings and experiences. This exhibition curated by Sahel Al Hiyari transforms the works of Mamdouh Bisharat, Abeer Seikaly, and Sami Haven to engage with the space and the city.
Talk
Independent Space

Film Screening: Longing

A Film by Hisham Bizri
Venue
Duke's Design Center
Location
Downtown Amman
Date
3 September 2016
Time
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This film attempts to capture the creative energy of Amman through the soul of Mamdouh Bisharat, who like Kurt Schwitters of Germany and Joseph Cornell of the US, uses "psychological collages” of fragments of found objects to make sense of the world around him.
Exhibition
Independent Space
Venue
Mlabbas
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
1 - 3 September 2016
Time
-
An open exhibition of the work of independent t-shirt designers from Jordan and Imad Shawa, Owner and Founder of Mlabbas.