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Culture & Food

Mouneh: The Art of Preservation

Curated by Shermine Sawalha
Venue
Hangar - Ras El Ain
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
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Amman Design Week’s curated food program explores the art of preservation, taking visitors on a journey through the history and heritage of food preservation methods.
Culture & Food

Catching the Sun

Shalini Chantey
Venue
Hangar - Ras El Ain
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6, 12 October 2017
Time
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Through the stories of workers and entrepreneurs in the U.S. and China, Catching the Sun captures the global race to lead the clean energy future.
Tour
Venue
7-jar
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
7, 14 October 2017
Time
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The Amman Design Week edition of 7-Jar takes participants on an experiential discovery of various design elements in the city, including handicrafts, transportation, food production, art, urban public spaces and street life.
Talk

Craft Moves Communities

Discussion panel, moderated by Grant Gibson
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
8 October 2017
Time
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How can the act of making help promote economic growth, bring communities closer together, and overcome a variety of social issues? In this panel discussion, chaired by the editor of Crafts magazine, Grant Gibson, speakers from Disarming Design from Palestine, The Jordan River Foundation, the Princess Taghrid Foundation explain how craft is capable of making a difference, highlighting the power of collaboration and sustainable programs in craft.
Talk

Ethical is the New Black: Fashion Moving in a New Direction

Caterina Filice in collaboration with Design Institute Amman
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
9 October 2017
Time
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The concept of sustainability is taking greater significance in today's society. Consumers are increasingly responsible, laws are getting stricter, and resources are becoming rarer and more expensive. Without a doubt, there is a lot to be done and said regarding sustainability in the fashion world, which affects every stage of the product's life cycle; from design, material sourcing, and production, to logistics, use, and end of life. A holistic view on sustainability is key to understanding the future of fashion, and to thus be able to produce fashion with a future.
Tour
Venue
Hangar - Ras El Ain
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
10 October 2017
Time
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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.
Talk
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
12 October 2017
Time
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Four Jordanian animation designers and educators showcase their work and process in a quick-paced, pecha kucha style presentation, and discuss how motion graphics can be used as a tool for communication, expression, and as a new medium for giving a voice to youth in Jordan.
Workshop
Venue
Ras El Ain Gallery
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
14 October 2017
Time
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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.
Exhibition
Independent Space

The Garden

Naqsh Collective: Nisreen and Nirmeen Abu Dail
Venue
Tiraz: Widad Kawar Home for Arab Dress
Location
Um Uthaina
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
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Palm Tree (Nakhleh), Love Tree (Shajaret Hubb), Cypress Trees (Saru) are not only the names of motives of Palestinian embroidery, but also Nisreen and Nermeen’s stems of inspiration for this year's new collection.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Pure Felt Amman

The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
Venue
The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
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In collaboration with the Princess Taghrid Institute for Development and Training, Pure Felt Jordan created large scale tactile felt murals, felt art installations and felt interior products that matter and can be touched.
Exhibition
Independent Space
Venue
Jordan Interior Design Association
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
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Aiming to support and enhance the interior design field throughout Jordan, JIDA organizes an annual competition for interior design students at Jordanian universities. This exhibition displays the works of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students who participated in this year’s competition.
Exhibition
Independent Space
Venue
Turbo
Location
Downtown Amman
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
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Visit Turbo to see a matchbox pyramid installation designed by Saeed Abu Jaber and Mothanna Hussein.