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Open in the appWhat are the objects that accompany humanitarian action, and what do they reveal about the lives of those who depend on them? First aid kits, tents, prosthetics, maps, makeshift shelters… Humanitarian, by Design? Design at the heart of humanitarian action explores the vital role… What are the objects that accompany humanitarian action, and what do they reveal about the lives of those who depend on them? First aid kits, tents, prosthetics, maps, makeshift shelters… Humanitarian, by Design? Design at the heart of humanitarian action explores the vital role of design – whether improvised, institutional or reconfigured – in contexts of crisis, displacement or extreme precarity. From diverted plastics to architectures of waiting, from personal accounts to images of crisis, the exhibition shines a light on fragile and often invisible practices, designed to survive, resist or simply keep hope alive. The result of a collaboration between the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, HEAD – Geneva, the University of Copenhagen, EPFL's EssentialTech Centre and the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, this exhibition invites us to rethink humanitarian design from the perspective of those who experience it – and to reflect on how humanitarian action concerns all of us, here and now.