The Stream, designed by Dina Haddadin, is the frame for Amman Design Week 2017’s Craft District.

These designers at the Hangar Exhibition during Amman Design Week 2017 are bringing sustainability to furniture design through the use of reclaimed materials.

A departure from a static, non-interactive exhibition, designer Yasmeen Sabri wanted to create a pretenseless installation that challenges the ‘look, but don’t touch’ axiom often set in galleries, museums and large-scale design exhibitions.

A departure from productivist culture – which valued durable, high-quality production and thoughtful consumption – technology and globalization brought a wave of consumerism that is defined by impermanence and instant gratification. Global culture dictates a need for hurriedness, demanding efficiency and immediacy from all products and services, and valuing a sense of individualism over lasting, meaningful connections to others.

Wanting to emphasize the power of collective action, and stemming from the idea of an 'awning', traditionally defined as a roof-like shelter providing protection from sun or rain, artist Haya Abdul Hameed created an installation that takes the essence of shelter and redefines its function in relation to the power of many.

Design has the potential to shape communities and provide viable solutions to obstacles – even seemingly impossible ones like poverty, economic instability, and clean water – making daily life more comfortable, enjoyable, and aesthetically more pleasing.

This installation – designed by Anmahian Winton Architects Alex Anmahian, Mazen Sakr and Aaron Bruckerhoff – explores the idea of movement through the lens of this complex historical and geological site.

Cellular Complexity is a design research and installation between Kais Al-Rawi, Julia Koerner and Marie Boltenstern established in 2012 at the Architectural Association London.​ The research investigates complex cellular systems and their potential for architectural applications that utilize efficient space-packing geometries with a special focus on emergent technologies in architecture and design.

On 11 October, the Placemaking: Reimagining Public Space in Amman talk will announce the winner of the Amman Design Week 2017 Urban Park Competition.

During ADW 2017, the Architecture duo of Salwa Al Khudairi and Nada Al Mulla​ from Studio NAS will be exhibiting their installation 'Keswa' at the Hangar Exhibition.

These designers channelled their creativity into fabric, each with their own approach and methods. From bright, playful palettes to a more conceptual piece, they highlight homegrown Jordanian fashion design inspired by Amman and a sense of movement.

Dima Srouji's pieces at the Hangar Exhibition during Amman Design Week 2017 bring a contemporary light to a traditional craft. Dima works with two glassblowers in Jaba’, Marwan and Ali, who run a tiny glass blowing shop on the roof of their home. Dima uses digital tools and images to communicate the designs to the glassblowers.​