Design for the Most Vulnerable: Incuvia

Some design briefs demand a different kind of attention. When the intended users are newborns and the people caring for them, questions of safety, accessibility, transport, and ease of use become inseparable from the design itself.

The recognition of Incuvia in Design for Humanity points toward the importance of considering care as a design challenge. Its title describes a modular, foldable incubator; that should not be mistaken for evidence of clinical approval, proven safety, or deployment in medical settings.

Human-centered design is measured not only by ingenuity, but by the care taken with its consequences.