The Lebanese Students Design in Conflict exhibition presents projects by design students in Lebanon responding to conditions shaped by economic collapse, political instability, and ongoing conflict. The works include objects, installations, and speculative proposals that reflect lived experiences of scarcity, disruption, and uncertainty. Rather than prioritizing polished outcomes, the projects emphasize adaptability, process, and material decision-making under constraint. Many pieces are developed using reclaimed materials, limited resources, or improvised construction methods informed by everyday realities.
The exhibition frames design as a mode of observation and response rather than a problem-solving tool. Projects address themes such as displacement, infrastructure failure, and resource shortage through personal and collective narratives. Curatorial emphasis is placed on context, labor, and material storytelling, positioning student work as documentation and reflection shaped directly by unstable social and economic conditions.