Visit to the Third Edition of Amman Design Week’s Ras El Ain Hangar Exhibition

by Zef Dahlia - 13:31

Her Majesty Queen Rania went to view the displays and installations created by participating designers during her visit at the Amman Design Week’s (ADW) Ras El Ain Hangar exhibition in downtown Amman on Wednesday October 9th

During her visit where she was accompanied by ADW Director, Rana Beiruti, and Curator of the Hangar exhibition, Nora Al Sayeh-Holtrop from Bahrain, she viewed the Hangar’s indoor installations and designs produced by over 75 local and regional participants working in the Arts sector.

She also stopped by the student exhibition, which hosts work created by 33 students from 14 local schools and universities during a six-month mentorship program.

She toured the eco friendly outdoor installation the Minor Paradises. The exhibition was created to reimagine the traditional notion of an Arab garden. She took a look at a collection of waterless public gardens that require minimal water consumption to grow.

Her Majesty also visited a number of pop-up shops that sell the works of Jordanian designers and creatives at the Hangar which include those set up by Design Institute Amman, a multidisciplinary design education and training center in Jabal Amman, Takween, a program that aims to support designers and creative entrepreneurs in Jordan, and Dezain, a platform supporting product and fashion designers in Jordan.

Under the theme of “Possibilities”, ADW’s third edition is running until October 12 across the three districts of Ras El Ain, Jabal Amman, and Jabal Al Weibdeh. ADW features more than 100 events in 55 participating spaces, and showcases the works of more than 250 creators, designers, and artisans from 13 countries.

This year’s ADW is being held in partnership with the Greater Amman Municipality, sponsored by Zain Jordan, Investbank, Aramex, the Jordan Tourism Board, Uber, JOTUN Arabia, and Art Media.