Amman Design Week Student Mentorship

Amman Design Week Student Mentorship

As part of Amman Design Week Dina Fawakhiri was assigned as a mentor to four University and School Students. Students Lubna Al Mousa and Shaker Nsour presented 3 unique pendants reflecting the Jordanian Bedouin’s physical movements while making bread/ laban and coffee. Jewelry designers Leen Faris and Carmela Pipicelli from Design Institute Amman helped both in guidance and the actual execution of the piece.

Sama Zoubi recreated a replica of Jordan’s national flower the Black Iris out of black waste bags. “Her project represents the severity of the societal and environmental littering in Jordan”. Her exhibit consisted of both the flower, and 2 photos taken by Photographer Hazem Jweinat.

Lena Hussein created a Play Therapy puppet that can help children express how they feel internally as well as externally. This helps child therapists in identifying and treating anxiety in children in an easier way. Costume Designer Hanadi Khorma created the puppet, and Sirsa Qursha (Child Development and Parenting Specialist) sat with them at the start of the project to help guide them in the right direction

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Talias book

A book made from the heart

2 years ago in the middle of Covid - my sister got pregnant and moved to Canada. She would send us updates of how big my niece was getting in her belly.. the size of a lemon! An avocado! A cabbage! Until the day she was born. Those 9 months inspired me to write this book - in my colloquial/ broken/ often made-up Arabic, about my gorgeous baby niece and how she grew in my sisters belly to become the unique adorable bright cuddly baby girl she is ❤️ we love you Talia.

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She's an Avocado!

I also matched her growing stages with what the embryo can do at the time. For example when the baby is the size of the avocado is when they kick the most!

It's a Boy :)

And because we want to include all babies, we decided with the publisher Kalila wa Dimna to create a boy version.