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This is the public profile of Kawn Designs, click here to view our interview with Kawn DesignsAbout Kawn Designs : Kawn Designs came to life through Rama Akel’s architectural journey that included interior design complimentarily. Her
designs emerged from the needs, limitations, and specific circumstances of the moment, using those as an advantage. Her passion for art, design and furniture was influenced by nostalgic styles that speak to her childhood growing up in Amman. She reinvents what feels dear to us and brings it back to life in a contemporary image, connecting our past with our future. Her appreciation for the connection between the personal and the aesthetical has shaped her viewpoint of design and function. Believing that every object is personal and inseparable from a narrative has influenced her style and method, creating a unique, yet familiar space with an evident compassion for materials and subjects.
STATEMENT OF ART:designs emerged from the needs, limitations, and specific circumstances of the moment, using those as an advantage. Her passion for art, design and furniture was influenced by nostalgic styles that speak to her childhood growing up in Amman. She reinvents what feels dear to us and brings it back to life in a contemporary image, connecting our past with our future. Her appreciation for the connection between the personal and the aesthetical has shaped her viewpoint of design and function. Believing that every object is personal and inseparable from a narrative has influenced her style and method, creating a unique, yet familiar space with an evident compassion for materials and subjects.
For mankind to move forward it must know and appreciate what came before it and how it paved the way for us to get to where we are and where we want to go.
ORGANIZATION:
Kawn Designs
EDUCATION:
1992-1998, Architecture,University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
1998-1999, Design Futures, University of London Goldsmiths College, London, UK
EXPERIENCE:
1999-2002 CCC-Athens, Greece.
2002-2005 Royal Engineering Department, Royal Palace Design. Amman, Jordan.
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
2019, Downtown Design Week, Dubai UAE.
2020, Ataya, Abu Dhabi UAE.
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
none
EVENTS:
2019, Jodar, Product Design, Amman, Jordan
2012, Manara, Product Design, Amman, Jordan
AWARDS:
2005, Airport International Group/ Royal Court, Design Award for designing the royal lounge inside the new airport.
2002, Design Award Best Design for Queen Alia Airport Hotel.
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2020, "Ring", "Bint", "Darling", "String", Design For 2020, page 76-79, June, Milan/Italy
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS:
none
BOOKS:
2020, "Ring", "Bint", "Darling", "String", Design For 2020, page 76-79, Published by Fausto Lupetti Editore, Bologna (2020), Milan Italy, 9788868742911
ACCOLADES:
none
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Arabic, Native
English, Advanced
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Autocad, Advanced
Sketchup, Advanced
Rhino, Advanced
3Ds max, Advanced
Photoshop, Advanced
Vray, Advanced
Lumio, Advanced
COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
2016, FIDIC Training Workshop, Jordan Engineering Association.
2002, Marketing Principles and Strategies Course, London School of Economics, London UK.
2002, Management and Entrepreneurship Course, London School of Economics, London UK.
2002, The key to successful marketing on internet Course, Amman, Jordan.
2012, Energy Works Workshop.
2009, Essential Drucker for 21st century, Amman, Jordan
2005, Project Management, Amman, Jordan
1999, Space Management, The institute of Art, London, UK
1999, Heritage industry in post modernism, Goldsmith College, London UK.
SYMPOSIUMS AND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES::
none
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
1999- now, Jordan Engineering Association,, Amman Jordan.
COLLECTIONS:
none
JURY MEMBERSHIPS:
none
HOBBIES:
Fashion Design, Reading, Swimming.
CLIENTELE:
none
WEB SITE:
https://www.kawndesigns.com/pages/about-1
PORTFOLIO URL:
https://www.kawndesigns.com/
RSS URL:
https://www.kawndesigns.com/pages/about-1
REGISTRATION DATE:
2020-09-22 09:20:19
COUNTRY/REGION:
Jordan
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Startup
Awards received by Kawn Designs
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Ring Bookshelf Silver A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2020 Rama Akel for Kawn Designs |
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