fbpx Program | Amman Design Week
Exhibition
Venue
Ras El Ain Gallery
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
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Visit the workshop space at Amman Design Week to browse all the entries for the Urban Park Design Competition.
Children’s Workshop
Venue
Ras El Ain Gallery
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
7 October 2017
Time
-
This year, Wajha introduces their concepts, experiences, and work to children, giving them a chance to learn the basics of designing a logo for a shop. Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri provide tools such as assisted stickers of generic icons and illustrations for different types of shops to encourage children to create their own designs, using markers and colors on blank blueprints.
Culture & Food
Venue
Hangar - Ras El Ain
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
7, 13 October 2017
Time
-
In an investigation that spans the globe, filmmaker Sue Williams investigates the underbelly of the electronics industry and reveals how even the smallest devices have deadly environmental and health costs.
Tour

El Harf Tour

Hussein Alazaat
Venue
Downtown Amman
Location
Downtown Amman
Date
8, 10 October 2017
Time
-
Join graphic designer Hussein Alazaat to learn about how calligraphy and sign making form an integral part of Amman’s visual culture.
Culture & Food

Documentary: With Myself I Started

Amal Madanat, Elie Nimri
Venue
Hangar - Ras El Ain
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
9 October 2017
Time
-
Frustrated by the littering and garbage that can be found scattered throughout Jordan, Amal was inspired to develop solutions and to contribute to a more environmentally sustainable future for Jordan.
Workshop

Origami Workshop

Waragami World
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
11 October 2017
Time
-
This workshop teaches the basics of the art of Origami, and how to create different shapes and designs using Origami paper and recycled magazines and newspapers. Through the sessions, participants will learn soft skills like time management, teamwork, problem-solving skills and creativity. ​
Tour
Venue
‘Shabsogh’ street
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
12 October 2017
Time
-
Nahla Tabbaa’s first tour features a walk through ‘Shabsogh’ street, home to a number of industries like silk screen paint, pigment shops, and an assortment of fabric shops with endless prints and patterns.
Culture & Food

Documentary: With Myself I Started

Amal Madanat, Elie Nimri
Venue
Hangar - Ras El Ain
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
14 October 2017
Time
-
Frustrated by the littering and garbage that can be found scattered throughout Jordan, Amal was inspired to develop solutions and to contribute to a more environmentally sustainable future for Jordan.
Culture & Food
Independent Space
Venue
The Children's Museum
Location
King Hussein Park
Date
6 - 9, 11 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
In cooperation with the Goethe Institute (the German Cultural Center), the Children's Museum Jordan hosts the Science Film Festival, where children can watch short science films on scientific topics, discoveries, and quests and enjoy scientific activities.
Exhibition
Independent Space
Venue
SADDA Studio & Indoor Modern Furniture
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
SADDA design and build invites you to explore our studio during Amman Design Week, exhibiting its design work, furniture pieces, and artwork as well as organizing a variety of programs that integrate design with music. The studio will showcase installations of furniture pieces executed by Indoor Modern Furniture, and special musical performance by Tariq Al Jundi and Nasser Salameh.
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

Fabric Workshop

Samir & Ghassan
Venue
Samir & Ghassan
Location
8th Circle
Date
6 October 2017
Time
-
When painting on fabric, the options are limitless. From canvas to t-shirts, learn techniques specific to fabric painting that will open up entire new worlds of artistic possibilities.