fbpx Program | Amman Design Week
Culture & Food
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
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​Amman Design Week’s live musical events highlight local talents, showcasing a range of musical experiences and performances throughout the week.
Workshop
Venue
Ras El Ain Gallery
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
7 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.
Tour
Venue
SADDA design and build
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
7 October 2017
Time
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Hosted by SADDA Design and Build Studio, the material process of design tour allows participants to explore the relationship between architects and designers and products and materials.
Culture & Food
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
8 October 2017
Time
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Taghmees Social Kitchen is a homegrown recipe, a medium for learning that brings people, stories and food together to reclaim life and create meaning outside of dominant narratives.
Tour

Capturing Moments

Linda Al Khoury
Venue
Darat al Tasweer
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
9 October 2017
Time
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The tour will meet at Darat Al Tasweer in Jabal Al Lweibdeh and will focus on enhancing the photo documentation skills of photographers and amateurs, documenting exhibitions and cultural activities.
Workshop
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace - Ras El Ain
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
11 October 2017
Time
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Facilitated by the women of the Association of Iraq Al Amir Women, this hands-on workshop teaches students how to create useful and decorative ceramic molds from the casings and shells of various fruits. Kids will also learn how to color the molds using a specific technique. The molds can then be painted and transformed into decorative home accessories or bowls.
Talk
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
12 October 2017
Time
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CLUSTER presents their mapping initiative platforms and projects that map and archive the changing political and urban landscape in Cairo, and offer a preview of their collaborative mapping projects in Amman, done in collaboration with Studio-X Amman and Columbia University's Center for Spatial Research.
Workshop
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
14 October 2017
Time
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In this workshop, Amal presents her personal experience dealing with waste and speaks about the challenges and benefits of recycling and finding creative ways to reuse waste. Participants will learn creative ways to repurpose waste, and should bring recyclable items, like water bottles, juice containers and food cans.
Exhibition
Independent Space

JODL "Patchwork"

Fann wa Chai
Venue
Fann wa Chai
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
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In partnership with Zikra Initiative and under the supervision of Husam Manasrah, a collection of patchwork by women from Jdeta Village will be exhibited. The Arabic term JODL has been long used as the common word for the traditional sitting mat in Palestine and Jordan, made from patches of fabric and old clothes, forming a variety of colors, designs and sizes commensurate with its use.
Independent Space
Workshop

Designing on the Mannequin

Edelina Joyce Issa
Venue
Design Institute Amman
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
9 - 10 October 2017
Time
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The two-day workshop aims to provide an understanding of fashion design through three-dimensional experimentation. Students will learn about the principles of fashion design by experimenting with fabric directly onto the mannequin, allowing for an instant visualization of ideas, as they would appear on the body.
Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Creative Art Center Amman
Location
8th Circle
Date
9 October 2017
Time
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This workshop introduces globally recognized crystalline glazing techniques to artists. The workshop will include a slideshow of artists and their work, samples of pots and ceramic designs and an exhibition of different steps, tools and equipment needed. The workshop will end with a question and answer session.
Independent Space
Talk
Venue
Jobedu
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
9 October 2017
Time
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Design thinking is the process in which an idea becomes a reality. The talk by the founder of Jobedu, Tamer AlMasri, will discuss the design process adopted by Jobedu, and the different variables taken into consideration while developing design direction.