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Workshop
Independent Space
Venue
SAE Institute-Amman
Location
Airport Road
Date
2 September 2016
Time
-
Design is rarely neglected in filmmaking, but sometimes it seems invisible because an audience assumes that everything they see on a screen was already there. That's the magic of design for film: you're not always supposed to be aware of it. It's all a trick.
Independent Space
Independent Space

Education UK Design Mini-Fair​ 2016

Education UK of the British Council
Venue
Ras El Ain Gallery
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
3 September 2016
Time
-
Attend the Education UK Design Mini-Fair will be a chance to meet a network of elite UK-accredited universities. The universities’ representatives will be able to answer all your questions about studying design in the UK.
Children’s Workshop

What is a Green Healthy Home?

Maiss Razem- Children's Museum
Venue
Jordan Museum - Children’s Space
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
4, 6 September 2016
Time
-
The seminar will adopt an engaging rapport with the students, presenting them with a model of a green home in addition to relevant illustrations and devices. The seminar will expose children in Jordan to concepts of design and the function of architecture through the craftsmanship embodied in the model.
Exhibition
Independent Space

JO Grad Show

Organized by the Applied Science University
Venue
Zara Center
Location
Wadi Saqra
Date
5 - 8 September 2016
Time
-
Celebrating the remarkable work of this year’s graduating class, the first JO Grad Show is a local exhibition of students graduating with degrees in Graphic Design and Interior Design from Jordanian universities.
Talk

The Designer’s New Skin

Max Fraser, Mohammad Al-Asad, and Sahel Al Hiyari
Venue
Jordan Museum
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
5 September 2016
Time
-
Max Fraser joins the designer and curator of Amman Design Week’s Hangar Exhibition, architect Sahel Al Hiyari and the Director of the Center for the Study of the Built Environment, architect and architectural historian Mohammad Al-Asad, in a talk that will explore new technologies, consumption, changing attitudes from consumers and clients, and global problems as they relate to the world of design.
Talk

NE+AR

Dennis Meulenbroeks - Founder, T+Local
Venue
Jordan Museum
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6 September 2016
Time
-
NE+AR shares their knowledge and perspective, exploring added local value, as well as creating a network of like-minded designers working on multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural projects. NE+AR is a bridge building initiative between The Netherlands and the Arab world. They believe that while it is common to anchor oneself in local initiatives and people, innovative technologies help us connect with like-minded individuals and organizations all over the world.
Workshop

Designing Contemporary Heritage

Studio Mieke Meijer: Mieke Meijer and Roy Letterlé
Venue
Jordan Museum - MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
8 September 2016
Time
-
This workshop by Mieke Meijer and Roy Letterlé explores how heritage can be a significant resource for designers in order to develop unique, recognizable, relevant and meaningful designs that will stand the test of time. The works of Studio Mieke Meijer start from constructions and architectonic shapes to form alternate spatial structures where the interplay between space and user are central.
Independent Space
Independent Space
Venue
eyen
Location
Wadi Saqra
Date
6 - 9 September 2016
Time
-
As an answer to the limited access to resources of design and creative industry literature, eyen wishes to open its doors with its collection of books, magazines, publications and more.