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
-
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.
Talk
Independent Space

Film Screening: Longing

A Film by Hisham Bizri
Venue
Duke's Design Center
Location
Downtown Amman
Date
3 September 2016
Time
-
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.
Talk

Material Difference

Katherine Faulkner - Founding Principal - NADAAA
Venue
Jordan Museum
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
2 September 2016
Time
-
While the catalogue of materials available to architects and 3D printing have exponentially increased the possibility to marry innovation with value, most of us still paint within our comfort zone. Instead of limiting our use to a traditional palette consisting of concrete, wood, brick, glass, and metal, however, we have expanded our use of available materials to embrace a design ethos that bridges research, practice, and the possibilities.
Talk

The Design Week Model

Cyril Zammit – Design Days Dubai, Fair Director
Venue
Jordan Museum
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
2 September 2016
Time
-
Till now and counting, there are 95 design weeks throughout the world, each generating massive impact on a city by attracting media attention, tourism and helping the economy. The collective dialogue invites local designers to engage on the world stage.
Installation
Independent Space
Venue
books@café
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
3 - 7 September 2016
Time
-
Georgia will apply her bold and graphic design style with a detailed mixture of textures and type. Georgia plays with composition and a sense of depth, heaviness, mood and tone. She will develop a feeling without using explicitly obvious forms.
Talk
Independent Space

Design Forum

An open discussion on design education and practice
Venue
Applied Science University
Location
Shafa Badran
Date
3 September 2016
Time
-
IMEDEA and ASU will assemble leaders from academia and practice at the Applied Science University Conference Center for the purpose of exploring the future of design education.
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
-
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
-
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.
Talk

Impact

Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri - Co-Founders at Wajha
Venue
Jordan Museum
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
4 September 2016
Time
-
Co-Founders and Designers of Wajha, Hussein Alazaat and Ali AlMasri will talk about Wajha’s upcoming plans, and how its development affected the design scene in the Arab world. Wajha is an independent social initiative that uses design and branding knowledge to help the community by offering design services free of charge.
Talk

City Design and Pedestrianism

Mohammad Rahahleh - Manager of Traffic Department at GAM
Venue
Jordan Museum
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
4 September 2016
Time
-
Mohammad Rahahleh talks about how the development and structure of the city of Amman and its urban design have affected the human experience of the city. His talk focuses on the participatory nature of design as he shares his vision and future plans for creating sustainable transport and urban design at a local government level.
Talk

Design vs. Business Binary

eyen and Lilian Abou Zeki
Venue
Jordan Museum
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
4 September 2016
Time
-
What happens when designers embrace their capacity as creative problem solvers and integrate into the remaining phases of creation which can include business, strategy, and other functions? This discussion, featuring guest speaker Lilian Abou Zeki and eyen founders, addresses the binary that exists between design and business.
Talk

The Designer’s New Skin

Max Fraser, Mohammad Al-Asad, and Sahel Al Hiyari
Venue
Jordan Museum
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
5 September 2016
Time
-
Max Fraser joins the designer and curator of Amman Design Week’s Hangar Exhibition, architect Sahel Al Hiyari and the Director of the Center for the Study of the Built Environment, architect and architectural historian Mohammad Al-Asad, in a talk that will explore new technologies, consumption, changing attitudes from consumers and clients, and global problems as they relate to the world of design.