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Exhibition
Independent Space
Venue
Jordan Interior Design Association
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
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Aiming to support and enhance the interior design field throughout Jordan, JIDA organizes an annual competition for interior design students at Jordanian universities. This exhibition displays the works of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students who participated in this year’s competition.
Exhibition
Independent Space
Venue
Turbo
Location
Downtown Amman
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
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Visit Turbo to see a matchbox pyramid installation designed by Saeed Abu Jaber and Mothanna Hussein.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Congo Underground

THE COLOR EXPERiMENT
Venue
Blue Fig Underground
Location
Abdoun
Date
6, 11 - 13 October 2017
Time
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Inspired by Congo Square in New Orleans, THE COLOR EXPERiMENT redesigns Blue Fig Underground to focus on the musical heritage and to pay cultural tribute to an underground subculture that tells a story of liberation. Serving upscale street food and alternative entertainment, this space offers an experience beyond mainstream culture.
Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Design Institute Amman
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
11 - 13 October 2017
Time
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The three-day workshop aims to briefly go through the fashion design process from design to making, to realise one design in three-dimensional form. Through discussions and exercises, students will be shown how to research a theme, develop it into a capsule collection of basic elasticated waist skirts, and how to pattern-cut and construct their final chosen skirt.​
Independent Space
Talk
Venue
TURATH: Architecture and Urban Design Consultants
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
11 October 2017
Time
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This live discussion showcases and elaborates on the desperate need for the practice of design and architecture and theory and academia to intersect in Jordan.
Independent Space
Workshop

3D Printing 101

Mixed Dimensions
Venue
Mixed Dimensions
Location
Um Uthaina
Date
12 October 2017
Time
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The workshop provides an introduction to 3D Printing and its technologies and where and how this technology is used on a global scale.
Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Sijal Institute
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
14 October 2017
Time
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This translation workshop is part of a larger knowledge dissemination project initiated by CLUSTER which aims to bring together experts, both academics and practitioners, in the fields of arts, design, architecture and urbanism.
Exhibition

The Crafts District

Curated by Dina Haddadin
Venue
Raghadan Tourist Terminal
Location
Downtown Amman
Date
1 - 9 September 2016
Time
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The Raghadan Tourist Terminal transforms into a social space exploring the importance of craft in issues of empowerment, self-expression and storytelling. Curated by architect Dina Haddadin, this exhibition offers a holistic link between culture, heritage and contemporary craft through a series of pop-up shops, demonstration booths, design installations and a local food component.
Children’s Workshop
Independent Space

Car Makers

Drop-In Workshops
Venue
The Children's Museum
Location
King Hussein Park
Date
1 - 5, 7 - 9 September 2016
Time
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Become a future maker in a world full of inventions and making at the Children’s Museum Jordan’s Tinker Lab, where curiosity is encouraged, creative thinking is most welcomed. The Tinker Lab provides the space and tools for creativity, innovation, and problem solving through trial and error, where giving up is not an option.
Culture & Food

MADAFA

Curated by Arini
Venue
The Walk
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
1 - 9 September 2016
Time
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MADAFA stems from the belief that design should be experienced through all five senses. Set within the winding pathway between Al Hussein Cultural Center and Greater Amman Municipality, MADAFA is a social space and pavilion curated by Arini and designed by architects Rasem Kamaland and Saja Nashashibi. The pavilion is a modern reinterpretation of the traditional space for the reception of visitors.
Independent Space
Independent Space

Voi Artis

Creative Space
Venue
Voi Artis
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
1, 3 - 8 September 2016
Time
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Voi Artis is a furniture design house and manufacturer that offers clients a bespoke experience, turning creation into a conversation. Instead of a mere design or a cold manufacturing process, at Voi Artis, it is all about the client. Because the client is at the center of the design process, their dreams, aspirations and lifestyle are key considerations in the enhancement of their home. Voi Artis strives for perfection, aiming to not only design furniture that looks great, but to create pieces and spaces that are loved and enjoyed for a lifetime.
Exhibition
Independent Space
Venue
La Locanda Boutique Hotel
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
2 - 9 September 2016
Time
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Hundred Best Arabic Posters is a creative organization that aims to create a dynamic space celebrating the diversity of visual cultures by collecting and choosing the best posters from across the Arab world.