The Raghadan Tourist Terminal transforms into a social space exploring the importance of craft in issues of empowerment, self-expression and storytelling. Curated by architect Dina Haddadin, this exhibition offers a holistic link between culture, heritage and contemporary craft through a series of pop-up shops, demonstration booths, design installations and a local food component.

To support local talent, Amman Design Week has prepared an exciting entertainment schedule offering live performances featuring local musicians and tunes featuring various local talents who will be performing as part of the social space created for the Crafts District.

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.

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.

Ali Maher was a key artist, architect, teacher, and cultural icon in Amman. He was a bridge between all incoming students and visitors, highlighting the interesting sights within Amman as well as across the Kingdom. In memory of the third anniversary of his passing, this exhibition is a reflection of Maher’s generosity, presenting a series of drawings and sketches which he gave away on the spot to whomever was around him.

Food makers cook on site from scratch, bringing people closer to the process and the craft of food preparation, highlighting their cultural identity.

Hundred Best Arabic Posters is a creative organization that aims to create a dynamic space celebrating the diversity of visual cultures by collecting and choosing the best posters from across the Arab world.

This workshop is open to all, and provides a learning experience in embroidery and upcycling, where participants learn the creative process behind {Kees Chic} and produce chic handmade coasters following the Islamic Pattern.

As we revisit the past, we redo the now and rebrand the future. The collective exhibition is a manifesto of moving on, in art, design and writing. This exhibition will engage the audience with the meaning of living with a past and an insecurity, and the rhapsody of overcoming them.