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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, prostheses, maps, makeshift shelters... Humanitarian, by Design? Design at the heart of humanitarianism explores the vital role of… 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, prostheses, maps, makeshift shelters... Humanitarian, by Design? Design at the heart of humanitarianism 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 narratives to crisis images, the exhibition shines a light on fragile and often invisible practices, designed to survive, resist or simply maintain hope. 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 Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, this exhibition invites us to reconsider humanitarian design from the perspective of those who live it – and to reflect on how humanitarian action concerns all of us, here and now.