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Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Isteakan
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
6, 13 October 2017
Time
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Tea by Design is a one-hour workshop which invites participants to design their own unique tea aromas and flavors by using loose leaf teas, tisanes and herbs. The workshop will begin with a discussion on the history, alchemy and origins of tea and will focus on the art of reflecting feelings, scents, and flavors into a single brew of tea.
Exhibition
Independent Space
Venue
Darat al Funun
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
7 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
An exhibition displaying the products created and designed by “Disarming Design from Palestine", an inclusive design label that presents useful products from Palestine. Based in Ramallah, the program unites Palestinian crafts communities with contemporary designers and artists from Palestine with Masters students from the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam to exchange knowledge, experiences and techniques.
Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Shams El Balad
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
11 October 2017
Time
-
During this workshop, a team of designers will guide participants through the basic principles of tablescaping, how to find the correct combination of elements and materials to achieve a look that is just right and most importantly, ways to use the unexpected to create touches that will elevate any design.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Static Ripples

Obsessive Compulsive Design
Venue
Obsessive Compulsive Design
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
12 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
Our current historical moment is suspended between polarizing speed and stillness. Speed has become a part of a world full of conflict, and has multiplied and expanded.
Independent Space
Workshop

Puzzle Painting

Love on a Bike
Venue
Love on a Bike
Location
Wadi Saqra
Date
13 October 2017
Time
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Visit ‘Love on a Bike’ to participate in solving a 2000-piece jigsaw puzzle of one of Rima Malallah’s paintings. After a week of communal puzzle solving, a time-lapse video of the group effort will be created and shared online.
Independent Space
Talk
Venue
Badr Adduja
Location
Downtown Amman
Date
8 October 2017
Time
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Designer May Khoury gives a talk about Badr Adduja’s concept and upcycling vision. Join May Khoury to learn the story behind each piece of design, a process in which she modernizes and changes the purpose of old traditional heritage pieces, while preserving their authenticity.
Exhibition
Venue
Ras El Ain Gallery
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
​This year’s highlight is the first ever Amman Design Week Student Exhibition, which invites high school and university students across the Kingdom to showcase their work during the event between 6 -14 October.
Culture & Food
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6 - 7, 9 - 11, 13 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
Live Art Daily by Suhaib Attar, Shamekh Al Bluwi, and The Atelier
Workshop
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
7 October 2017
Time
-
This workshop will teach participants how to make folk instruments Shababa and Nay from local resources at a minimal cost. Participants will also learn about the popular heritage of musical instruments, the Dabkeh and its relationship with folk music, and folk music’s role in social life and culture.
Workshop

The Basics of Electrical Circuits

Shamal Start - Fab Lab Irbid
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
8 October 2017
Time
-
Participants will learn about the basic components of electronic circuits and how to build a simple electronic circuit.
Workshop
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
9 October 2017
Time
-
This workshop teaches students how to recycle paper and use it to make paper bowls. Students will learn a specific recycling method whereby paper is turned into clay using using different spices and natural dyes.
Workshop
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
10 October 2017
Time
-
The workshop provides an introduction to 3D Printing and its technologies and where and how this technology is used on a global scale.