From Passion to Business Yasmeen Almasri What you see is not reality. A designer is usually a person with a creative idea that they want to assemble. By pursuing this main idea and the passion to make it a reality, the designer transforms into an executor, to a person who knows about materials that they…
Altumayr Mona AlAref Like many Palestinians in the diaspora, especially those who are fortunate enough to have found success outside of our homeland, I have always wanted to find ways to give back to my people. I started the AlTumayr initiative with my daughter Haya with the goal of raising donations for charitable organizations that…
Hunaya Nour Nsheiwat Hunaya (noun.) to bring tales of faraway back home. Hunaya is dedicated to reclaiming unwanted and abandoned materials, giving them a new purpose and a new home. Hunaya kicked off with its first collection this May; titled Olive is the New Black. This collection pays homage to the graces of the olive…
The Art of a Palestinian Soldier Hind Maha Abla Majaj Azar I’m a soldier. I fight with my designs. My designs revive our heritage! I’m Palestinian. I’m from Jerusalem. I’m a soldier and my weapon is my talent. My name is Hind Maha Abla Majaj Azar, I was born on July 27, 1947. My mother…
Jordan Design Ecosystem Osama Khalil Creativity and success In a disruptive age, business models have become outdated because brand disruption has changed existing patterns in the market. We all became inundated with changing communities, branding approaches, and ever-changing customer behavior. So, how would someone realize what services the communities look for today and how do…
Designers and Design Thinking Lama Kamal For those of us who have been trained to be architects and designers, the core skills for what has become widely known as design thinking are second nature. Being a designer, I have often felt disturbed at being referred to as an ‘artist’: art - reduced as a way…
Design Institute Amman Randa Jabaji Design Institute Amman (DIA) was established in 2013 in the heart of Amman at a time when knowledge and appreciation for local design was still booming. With goals to provide premium mentorship and training programs for design enthusiasts and professionals in the MENA region, DIA quickly became a landmark for…
The Coloured Box Natalia Janbek Three years ago, I started piecing together my small business with a simple goal: identifying exciting toys that are loved by both infants/toddlers and child development experts.The result of my work was The Coloured Box. Each box is age-specific, designed by experts, and includes fun toys and books as well…
Core Sujood Darabkeh In the following lines, I'll be giving you a little glimpse of myself, my passion and the reasons I do what I'm doing. My name is Sujood Darabkeh and for as long as I can remember, fashion and design were always my escape, my safe haven and the activity that enabled me…
TechWorks TechWorks TechWorks is the Crown Prince Foundation’s flagship innovation platform. It is a public, society-based digital Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab) with the mission of bringing together youth, ideas, and resources to unleash the power of Jordan’s innovation ecosystem. Through creating a sustainable, highly integrated ecosystem that encompasses the entire innovation process – from discovery and…