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This year witnesses the return of the pop-up Crafts District, a space dedicated to celebrating the social, performative, and critical discourse of crafts and making. © Amman Design Week 2017
The Stream
Dina Haddadin
"The Stream" is a 100m linear structure made up of fourteen modular units. The structure is shaped in a manner that resembles the "seil", or stream, of Amman that was buried under the Ras El Ain area of the city in the mid-seventies.
The Stream was built in the form of a social space in the heart of the city. Within its 7m high interior void is a temporary pop-up crafts market, curated food program, and design installations.
© Amman Design Week 2017
The Stream
Dina Haddadin
"The Stream" is a 100m linear structure made up of fourteen modular units. The structure is shaped in a manner that resembles the "seil", or stream, of Amman that was buried under the Ras El Ain area of the city in the mid-seventies.
The Stream was built in the form of a social space in the heart of the city. Within its 7m high interior void is a temporary pop-up crafts market, curated food program, and design installations.
© Amman Design Week 2017
The Stream
Dina Haddadin
"The Stream" is a 100m linear structure made up of fourteen modular units. The structure is shaped in a manner that resembles the "seil", or stream, of Amman that was buried under the Ras El Ain area of the city in the mid-seventies.
The Stream was built in the form of a social space in the heart of the city. Within its 7m high interior void is a temporary pop-up crafts market, curated food program, and design installations.
© Amman Design Week 2017
The Stream
Dina Haddadin
"The Stream" is a 100m linear structure made up of fourteen modular units. The structure is shaped in a manner that resembles the "seil", or stream, of Amman that was buried under the Ras El Ain area of the city in the mid-seventies.
The Stream was built in the form of a social space in the heart of the city. Within its 7m high interior void is a temporary pop-up crafts market, curated food program, and design installations.
© Amman Design Week 2017
The Stream
Dina Haddadin, made by RAW
The Crafts District featured communal benches with canopies made of recycled plastic plates.
© Amman Design Week 2017
The Stream
Dina Haddadin, made by RAW
The Crafts District featured communal benches with canopies made of recycled plastic plates.
© Amman Design Week 2017
The Stream
Dina Haddadin
Information desk at the Crafts District
© Amman Design Week 2017
The Stream
Dina Haddadin
Information desk at the Crafts District
© Amman Design Week 2017
The Stream
Dina Haddadin
"The Stream" is a 100m linear structure made up of fourteen modular units. The structure is shaped in a manner that resembles the "seil", or stream, of Amman that was buried under the Ras El Ain area of the city in the mid-seventies.
The Stream was built in the form of a social space in the heart of the city. Within its 7m high interior void is a temporary pop-up crafts market, curated food program, and design installations.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Mouneh Table
Curated by Shermine Sawalha
The Mouneh table is an interactive experience within the Crafts District celebrating traditional practices in food preservation including salting, pickling, sugaring, jams, drying, fermenting, and roasting.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Mouneh Table
Curated by Shermine Sawalha
The Mouneh table is an interactive experience within the Crafts District celebrating traditional practices in food preservation including salting, pickling, sugaring, jams, drying, fermenting, and roasting.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Mouneh Table
Curated by Shermine Sawalha
The Mouneh table is an interactive experience within the Crafts District celebrating traditional practices in food preservation including salting, pickling, sugaring, jams, drying, fermenting, and roasting.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Mouneh Table
Curated by Shermine Sawalha
The Mouneh table is an interactive experience within the Crafts District celebrating traditional practices in food preservation including salting, pickling, sugaring, jams, drying, fermenting, and roasting.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Mouneh Table
Curated by Shermine Sawalha
The Mouneh table is an interactive experience within the Crafts District celebrating traditional practices in food preservation including salting, pickling, sugaring, jams, drying, fermenting, and roasting.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Mouneh Table
Curated by Shermine Sawalha
The Mouneh table is an interactive experience within the Crafts District celebrating traditional practices in food preservation including salting, pickling, sugaring, jams, drying, fermenting, and roasting.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Mouneh Table
Curated by Shermine Sawalha
The Mouneh table is an interactive experience within the Crafts District celebrating traditional practices in food preservation including salting, pickling, sugaring, jams, drying, fermenting, and roasting.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Mouneh Table
Curated by Shermine Sawalha
The Mouneh table is an interactive experience within the Crafts District celebrating traditional practices in food preservation including salting, pickling, sugaring, jams, drying, fermenting, and roasting.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Mouneh Table
Curated by Shermine Sawalha
The Mouneh table is an interactive experience within the Crafts District celebrating traditional practices in food preservation including salting, pickling, sugaring, jams, drying, fermenting, and roasting.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Bayoudha Village Garden
Part of the Mouneh Table Interactive Experience
The Bayoudha Village is a close-knit community that built its own social development systems by maintaining the heritage of natural agriculture and domestic gardening.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Bayoudha Village Garden
Part of the Mouneh Table Interactive Experience
The Bayoudha Village is a close-knit community that built its own social development systems by maintaining the heritage of natural agriculture and domestic gardening.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Taghmees
Taghmees is a social kitchen experience which seeks to bring thoughtful discussions, food and socializing in one space.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Taghmees
© Amman Design Week 2017
Taghmees
Taghmees is a social kitchen experience which seeks to bring thoughtful discussions, food and socializing in one space.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Dalieh
Arini
Dalieh – grapevine – is a free-flowing and kinetic canopy that stretches over Zain Cultural Plaza at the Crafts District. The suspended structure’s translucency, which alters depending on the viewing angle, enhances the sense of spatial ambiguity and acts as a protective layer to limit unwanted heat and glare.
Dalieh is composed of 10,300 pieces of bamboo strips that were discarded from the curtain industry. It was inspired by Alejandro Aravena’s approach in exhibiting scrap metal in the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Dalieh
Arini
Dalieh – grapevine – is a free-flowing and kinetic canopy that stretches over Zain Cultural Plaza at the Crafts District. The suspended structure’s translucency, which alters depending on the viewing angle, enhances the sense of spatial ambiguity and acts as a protective layer to limit unwanted heat and glare.
Dalieh is composed of 10,300 pieces of bamboo strips that were discarded from the curtain industry. It was inspired by Alejandro Aravena’s approach in exhibiting scrap metal in the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Dalieh
Arini
Dalieh – grapevine – is a free-flowing and kinetic canopy that stretches over Zain Cultural Plaza at the Crafts District. The suspended structure’s translucency, which alters depending on the viewing angle, enhances the sense of spatial ambiguity and acts as a protective layer to limit unwanted heat and glare.
Dalieh is composed of 10,300 pieces of bamboo strips that were discarded from the curtain industry. It was inspired by Alejandro Aravena’s approach in exhibiting scrap metal in the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Dalieh
Arini
Dalieh – grapevine – is a free-flowing and kinetic canopy that stretches over Zain Cultural Plaza at the Crafts District. The suspended structure’s translucency, which alters depending on the viewing angle, enhances the sense of spatial ambiguity and acts as a protective layer to limit unwanted heat and glare.
Dalieh is composed of 10,300 pieces of bamboo strips that were discarded from the curtain industry. It was inspired by Alejandro Aravena’s approach in exhibiting scrap metal in the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Dalieh
Arini
Dalieh – grapevine – is a free-flowing and kinetic canopy that stretches over Zain Cultural Plaza at the Crafts District. The suspended structure’s translucency, which alters depending on the viewing angle, enhances the sense of spatial ambiguity and acts as a protective layer to limit unwanted heat and glare.
Dalieh is composed of 10,300 pieces of bamboo strips that were discarded from the curtain industry. It was inspired by Alejandro Aravena’s approach in exhibiting scrap metal in the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Dalieh
Arini
Dalieh – grapevine – is a free-flowing and kinetic canopy that stretches over Zain Cultural Plaza at the Crafts District. The suspended structure’s translucency, which alters depending on the viewing angle, enhances the sense of spatial ambiguity and acts as a protective layer to limit unwanted heat and glare.
Dalieh is composed of 10,300 pieces of bamboo strips that were discarded from the curtain industry. It was inspired by Alejandro Aravena’s approach in exhibiting scrap metal in the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale.
© Amman Design Week 2017
The Craft of Making
The Craft of Making exhibition showcasing artisanal work from across the country; mosaics, wood working, weaving, felt-making, dagger making, and glass blowing.
© Amman Design Week 2017
The Craft of Making
The Craft of Making exhibition showcasing artisanal work from across the country; mosaics, wood working, weaving, felt-making, dagger making, and glass blowing.
© Amman Design Week 2017
The Craft of Making
The Craft of Making exhibition showcasing artisanal work from across the country; mosaics, wood working, weaving, felt-making, dagger making, and glass blowing.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Original Handmade Daggers
Zaid Mohisn
The fifth generation in his family in the trade, Zaid Mohisn has been working as a dagger maker since he was nine years old. Zaid displayed some of his finest daggers at Amman Design Week, while showcasing the craft of making daggers, engraving and personalizing items on metal sheets and silver.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Original Handmade Daggers
Zaid Mohisn
The fifth generation in his family in the trade, Zaid Mohisn has been working as a dagger maker since he was nine years old. Zaid displayed some of his finest daggers at Amman Design Week, while showcasing the craft of making daggers, engraving and personalizing items on metal sheets and silver.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Pure Felt
Princess Taghreed Foundation
During Amman Design Week, the women of Kufranja displayed the wide variety of native designs. The women taught the craft of felt-making to the public.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Pure Felt
Princess Taghreed Foundation
During Amman Design Week, the women of Kufranja displayed the wide variety of native designs. The women taught the craft of felt-making to the public.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Carpet Weaving
Wadi Maa'ia
Weaving carpets since he was six years old, Wadi learned the craft directly from his father and grandfather. Wadi produced thousands of carpets over the years. During Amman Design Week, Wadi was weaving a new piece for the public.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Carpet Weaving
Wadi Maa'ia
Weaving carpets since he was six years old, Wadi learned the craft directly from his father and grandfather. Wadi produced thousands of carpets over the years. During Amman Design Week, Wadi was weaving a new piece for the public.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Carpet Weaving
Wadi Maa'ia
During ADW, Wadi was weaving a new piece specifically for the program.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Glass blowing
Mohammad Maher Alqazaz - Glass Corner
As the last glass oven in Jordan, Glass Corner is perpetually between closing its doors to the public, and reopening it for projects in support of the remaining three glass blowers in the country. During ADW, a portable glass oven was made available to display and teach the dying craft of glassblowing.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Glass blowing
Mohammad Maher Alqazaz - Glass Corner
As the last glass oven in Jordan, Glass Corner is perpetually between closing its doors to the public, and reopening it for projects in support of the remaining three glass blowers in the country. During ADW, a portable glass oven was made available to display and teach the dying craft of glassblowing.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Arabesque
Hilal Al Ashhab, Mahmoud Ghafeer - Jordan Jewel For Art and Mosaic
The craft of Arabesque Furniture embodies design, craftsmanship and technique. Arabesque is one of the most intricate crafts in the Levant.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Mosaics
Hilal Al Ashhab, Mahmoud Ghafeer - Jordan Jewel For Art and Mosaic
During ADW, a team of craftsmen hosted workshops focused on the technique behind the creation of these masterpieces.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Mosaics
Hilal Al Ashhab, Mahmoud Ghafeer - Jordan Jewel For Art and Mosaic
During ADW, a team of craftsmen hosted workshops focused on the technique behind the creation of these masterpieces.
© Amman Design Week 2017
The Sun Gate
Reham Sharbaji, Yanone
‘The Sun Gate’ is a festival art installation made of wood, fabric, and computer-controlled lights. During the daytime, ‘The Sun Gate’ is an unassuming gateway shaped like a childlike drawing of the sun. At night, the gateway transforms into a mesmerizing experience. Each of the nine rays are individually illuminated in slow sine-wave light pulses controlled by a computer.
© Amman Design Week 2017
The Sun Gate
Reham Sharbaji, Yanone
‘The Sun Gate’ is a festival art installation made of wood, fabric, and computer-controlled lights. During the daytime, ‘The Sun Gate’ is an unassuming gateway shaped like a childlike drawing of the sun. At night, the gateway transforms into a mesmerizing experience. Each of the nine rays are individually illuminated in slow sine-wave light pulses controlled by a computer.
© Amman Design Week 2017
ECO GREEN PAVILION
Sara Soudani
The reusable street furniture is made of lightweight plastic crates that have been bonded together. The crates that comprise the pavilion are used as a framework for plants and vegetation. Greenery grows out of the crates holes, creating a vertical gardening prototype that engages the metropolitan area with urban agriculture.
© Amman Design Week 2017
ECO GREEN PAVILION
Sara Soudani
The reusable street furniture is made of lightweight plastic crates that have been bonded together. The crates that comprise the pavilion are used as a framework for plants and vegetation. Greenery grows out of the crates holes, creating a vertical gardening prototype that engages the metropolitan area with urban agriculture.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Playscapes
Sarah Abdul Majid, Sandra Hiari
'Playscapes' is a mobile, multi-purpose installation that derives its inspiration from Jordanian landscapes. Through its design and functionality, 'Playscapes' addresses child-associated urban pains by activating pocket, vacant, and open spaces for children, and encouraging group play by providing educational and playful elements.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Playscapes
Sarah Abdul Majid, Sandra Hiari
'Playscapes' is a mobile, multi-purpose installation that derives its inspiration from Jordanian landscapes. Through its design and functionality, 'Playscapes' addresses child-associated urban pains by activating pocket, vacant, and open spaces for children, and encouraging group play by providing educational and playful elements.
© Amman Design Week 2017
The Gojo
Paola Farran
‘The Gojo’ was created with ceramic pieces, assembled like a mosaic, symbolizing the diverse Jordanian society coming together. It is a happiness bank designed to ‘save’ positive messages.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Discovery
Mulham Ibrahim Al Najjar
Using reappropriated steel, ‘Discovery’ was born from Mulham’s desire and continuous search for the meaning of life, and as a representation of his relentless need to attain self awareness and consciousness.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Flatland Pavilion
Mais Al Azab
Flatland pavilion is a multi-faceted architectural installation and a play on geometrical orders and potentials. While lines are commonly depicted as naïvely one-dimensional, Flatland is a showcase of a delicate yet challenging structure conceived completely out of simple and thin lines.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Appliqué
Appliqué produces high-quality, unique products ranging from locally produced furniture to handmade crafts and accessories.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Appliqué
Appliqué produces high-quality, unique products ranging from locally produced furniture to handmade crafts and accessories. Products are influenced by Appliqué’s love of textiles, cushions and throws, and their flair for mixing colors, patterns and fabrics.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Ayadeena
The name Ayadeena is a tribute to the women who skillfully create these beautiful products.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Ayadeena
The name Ayadeena is a tribute to the women who skillfully create these beautiful products. They are skilled, patient, and ambitious women who are unable to leave their homes to work, either due to their tasks as mothers and homemakers, or because of the traditional view that women are not allowed to work outside their homes.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Safi Crafts
The Ghor Al Safi Women association exhibited their products which were made by hand. All products were made by using only natural materials.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Safi Crafts
The Ghor Al Safi Women association exhibited their products which were made by hand. All products were made by using only natural materials.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Kama Local Gourmet
© Amman Design Week 2017
Kama Local Gourmet
© Amman Design Week 2017
Jordan River Foundation
© Amman Design Week 2017
Jordan River Foundation
© Amman Design Week 2017
Iraq Al Amir
The Iraq Al Amir Women’s Association was founded by the Noor Al-Hussein Foundation over two decades ago. It aimed to make the women financially independent and to raise their standard of living by increasing their income and preserving local heritage. The cooperative exhibited paper bowls made from recycled paper and natural dyes, hand woven، naturally dyed fabric, and ceramic items.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Iraq Al Amir
The Iraq Al Amir Women’s Association was founded by the Noor Al-Hussein Foundation over two decades ago. It aimed to make the women financially independent and to raise their standard of living by increasing their income and preserving local heritage. The cooperative exhibited paper bowls made from recycled paper and natural dyes, hand woven، naturally dyed fabric, and ceramic items.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Heba’s Closet
For a local touch and trendy addition to your closet, Heba’s Closet has made a name for itself by showcasing women’s apparel and accessories.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Heba’s Closet
For a local touch and trendy addition to your closet, Heba’s Closet has made a name for itself by showcasing women’s apparel and accessories.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Zawayed
zawayed was a creative and innovative project, which was proposed by Liyan Aljabi and Mohammad Alhajji in 2010 to create art and objects from waste. The idea started as a hobby at a young age and progressed to an award-winning project, which were tested and developed with the help of Jabal Al Natheef community.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Zawayed
zawayed was a creative and innovative project, which was proposed by Liyan Aljabi and Mohammad Alhajji in 2010 to create art and objects from waste. The idea started as a hobby at a young age and progressed to an award-winning project, which were tested and developed with the help of Jabal Al Natheef community.
© Amman Design Week 2017
Zawayed
zawayed was a creative and innovative project, which was proposed by Liyan Aljabi and Mohammad Alhajji in 2010 to create art and objects from waste. The idea started as a hobby at a young age and progressed to an award-winning project, which were tested and developed with the help of Jabal Al Natheef community.
© Amman Design Week 2017