Tour
Venue
Darat al Tasweer
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
13 October 2017
Time
-
The tour will meet at Darat Al Tasweer in Jabal Al Lweibdeh for a short introduction about storytelling and documentation through images, then will head to the Amman Design Week main exhibition area, documenting the exhibition and visitors.
Culture & Food
Independent Space
Venue
Caritas
Location
Airport Road
Date
6, 8, 13 October 2017
Time
-
Set between hills and the Amman National Forest, the community space is nestled in an olive grove where Jordanians and Iraqi refugees have been working in a number of activities. The space is open to the public on the weekends, allowing families to enjoy the various activities, food, live music, and market showcasing work by community producers from all over Jordan.
Children’s Workshop
Independent Space

Claymation

Eissa Abdelnour
Venue
The Animation Workshop
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
6 - 7, 13 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
This workshop allows children to create characters using clay that they can bring to life with a camera, and will enhance children’s motor skills and introduce them to the mechanics of filmmaking and STEAM learning concepts.
Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Isteakan
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
6, 13 October 2017
Time
-
Tea by Design is a one-hour workshop which invites participants to design their own unique tea aromas and flavors by using loose leaf teas, tisanes and herbs. The workshop will begin with a discussion on the history, alchemy and origins of tea and will focus on the art of reflecting feelings, scents, and flavors into a single brew of tea.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Static Ripples

Obsessive Compulsive Design
Venue
Obsessive Compulsive Design
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
12 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
Our current historical moment is suspended between polarizing speed and stillness. Speed has become a part of a world full of conflict, and has multiplied and expanded.
Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
13 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
As Amman looks to institutionalize resilience planning citywide, Resilience by Design University (RBD_U) is an opportunity for academics, students and practitioners to come together through a two-day event focused on Amman’s challenges of water, waste and transportation.
Independent Space
Workshop

Puzzle Painting

Love on a Bike
Venue
Love on a Bike
Location
Wadi Saqra
Date
13 October 2017
Time
-
Visit ‘Love on a Bike’ to participate in solving a 2000-piece jigsaw puzzle of one of Rima Malallah’s paintings. After a week of communal puzzle solving, a time-lapse video of the group effort will be created and shared online.
Independent Space
Workshop

Acrylic Workshop

Samir & Ghassan
Venue
Samir & Ghassan
Location
8th Circle
Date
13 October 2017
Time
-
This workshop teaches participants the basics of using acrylic paints to create their own works of art with this versatile medium.