Exhibition
Independent Space

Transformations

Orient Gallery
Venue
Orient Gallery
Location
Abdoun
Date
8 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
This exhibition comes as a continuation of Bader Mahasneh’s search of the aesthetics of the human figure within the different visual contexts and combinations.
Independent Space
Talk
Venue
Badr Adduja
Location
Downtown Amman
Date
8 October 2017
Time
-
Designer May Khoury gives a talk about Badr Adduja’s concept and upcycling vision. Join May Khoury to learn the story behind each piece of design, a process in which she modernizes and changes the purpose of old traditional heritage pieces, while preserving their authenticity.
Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Studio Be
Location
Abdoun
Date
8 October 2017
Time
-
This hands-on workshop introduces the basics of how to design a trendy package that is fit-for-purpose, and how packaging is used a tool for communication. The workshop allows participants to bring their packaging ideas to life.​
Culture & Food
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6 - 7, 9 - 11, 13 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
Live Art Daily by Suhaib Attar, Shamekh Al Bluwi, and The Atelier
Culture & Food

Loop

Shireen Talhouni
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6, 10, 14 October 2017
Time
-
Architect and choreographer Shireen Talhouni will be choreographing a site-specific performance that explores the relationship between the individual, the collective, and the city.
Workshop
Venue
Ras El Ain Gallery
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
9 - 10 October 2017
Time
-
This workshop, facilitated by Yvan Rodic, gives participants a general idea about street style culture and the possibility to experience it. The first part of the workshop is about exploring cultural backgrounds (from geo-social identity to the age of subcultures and individualism), the history of photography, and how to shoot. The second day of the workshop allows participants to go around Amman Design Week to photograph the most stylish people, before regrouping to share photos with the other participants.
Workshop
Venue
Ras El Ain Gallery
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
10 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.
Workshop

Introduction to Social Innovation

Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT)
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
10 October 2017
Time
-
The introduction to social innovation workshop will teach participants about the importance of social entrepreneurship. Under the umbrella of DOT’s Social Innovator program – which supports youth who are interested in developing, testing and launching a sustainable social enterprise – participants will be given ideas on how to cultivate their passions into an entrepreneurial project that creates a livelihood for themselves while also having a positive impact on their community.
Workshop
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
10 October 2017
Time
-
The workshop provides an introduction to 3D Printing and its technologies and where and how this technology is used on a global scale.
Talk

Moving Design: From Luxury to Necessity

Ahmad Humeid and Dina Haddadin
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
10 October 2017
Time
-
For design to become a real industry in Jordan, it has to prove its economic, social and environmental relevance. Is this a neo-Bauhausian statement misplaced in 21st century Jordan? Should designers stay content with a role of ornamentation and embellishment of form, producing so called "art pieces", or will they be a force in the new manufacturing and digital revolutions? This talk joins Ahmad Humeid, curator of the 2017 Hangar Exhibition with Dina Haddadin, the exhibition designer and curator of the 2016 Crafts District in a discussion on the status of design in Jordan.
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
-
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.
Tour
Venue
Hangar - Ras El Ain
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
10 October 2017
Time
-
Hosted by SADDA Design and Build Studio, the material process of design tour allows participants to explore relationship between products and materials, as experienced by architects and designers.