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Weaving, Embroidery, and Beyond

Written by Muna Al-Fayez
On Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Witness how our designers use different weaving and embroidery methods to create and produce original and unique pieces. With designs that produce visual effects and interesting textures, our featured designers attract the attention of visitors and invite them to get a closer look.

Embroidery in Furniture Design by Naqsh Collective

Written by Muna Al-Fayez
On Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Through creative traditional designs, fine machine productions, and delicate hand-finishing, Naqsh Collective creates unique pieces of art, furniture, and home accessories. With a strong belief in the spirit of unity, their exhibited pieces shed light on the beauty of unification and highlights the delights of this beautiful culture.

Impressions: a Multifaceted Audio Piece by Laith Al Essi

Written by Muna Al-Fayez
On Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Witness how Laith Al Essi's varied interest in all the disciplines of the arts allows him to compose music using photography. The rhythms and patterns that emerge from these images are integrated into distinct constructs that help translate the visual into the auditory.

Blurring the Lines: Hashem Joucka

Written by Muna Al-Fayez
On Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Using digital fabrication, physical programming and smart materials, Hashem Joucka freelances to create unconventional installations and produce unique custom-made items. Through his work, he blurs the lines between the role of the architect, engineer, and builder.

Palestinian Production by Local Industries

Written by Muna Al-Fayez
On Sunday, August 28, 2016
To create objects that are simple and yet remarkably bold is the aim of Local Industries. Their exhibited furniture pieces, produced in Palestine, bring a new impulse to dying crafts and industries, without compromising the quality of their work.

Advocating Tech: 3D Printing

Written by Amer El-Mousa
On Saturday, August 27, 2016
Designers are advocating 3D printing as a useful tool by letting people interact, as well as by exhibiting the possibilities of such technology. These advocators include Third Reality, Eureka Tech Academy, Mixed Dimensions, Saeed Abu Jaber, Yara Hindawi, Hanna Salameh, and Fadi Zumot.

Reviving Materials: Designers Upcycle

Written by Amer El-Mousa
On Monday, August 22, 2016
Not everything should be thrown out. Most materials can be upcycled and revived in unexpected forms. That is what {Kees Chic}, Badr Adduja, Ahmad Jallouk, Auto-Art and Ziadat for Recycling share.

Paper Products: Limited Addition

Written by Amer El-Mousa
On Monday, August 22, 2016
The appropriately-titled Limited Addition creates unique handmade paper products, as part of owner Andrea Atalla's desire to capture the beauty of Arabic tradition and integrate the skill of handwork into computer-aided design.

The Jordanian Culture Influence: Ammar Khammash

Written by Muna Al-Fayez
On Monday, August 22, 2016
Khammash's methodology and scope encompass diverse fields and seeks a better reading of landscape and a deeper understanding of its anatomy and complexity. His exhibited works include Secret Sounds of the Desert, which is a prototype for a musical instrument, and Zoomorphic wood stoves that recall the traditional stoves still used in Jordan.

A New Look: Fashion Design at the Hangar Exhibition

Written by Muna Al-Fayez
On Monday, August 22, 2016
Fashion designers will be taking plenty of space in this year’s Amman Design Week. Ranging from pop-cultural designs, to designs inspired by tradition, our featured fashion designers are developing unique creations expressing their take on fashion.

Material Experimentation: Design from the Gulf

Written by Muna Al-Fayez
On Sunday, August 21, 2016
Experimentation is an essential part to creative design. In this feature, we meet the UAE-based designers behind the unconventional pieces that will show at the Hangar. These pieces have been created using materials and methods that are far from traditional.

A Minaret of a Different Kind

Written by Muna Al-Fayez
On Sunday, August 21, 2016
This installation appropriates the typical steel minarets found in the countryside of Jordan. The installation proposes a minaret with a playful element, where the shape of the minaret appears and disappears according to the position of the viewer. ​