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Tag Archives: Design
The Temple of Cremation in Parma Italy
This modern crematory draws on local traditional designs to honor the memories of a culture and the people who have died
Erected last year north of the Valera Cemetery in Parma, Italy, The Temple of Cremation designed by Paolo Zermani draws inspiration from Greco-Roman design and local traditions to create a space as solemn as the ceremonies that take place inside … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Crematory, Design, Italy, Parma, Temple of Cremation
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Kaze-no-Oka Crematorium in Japan
The beautiful structure blends into the landscape for ultimate serenity.
There is no end to the breath-taking variety of crematorium designs around the world, and we haven’t looked at one on SevenPonds in quite a while. This stunning crematorium by Maki and Associates in Japan offers a space for reflection. Kaze-no-Oka … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art and Death, Cemeteries, Crematory, Death, Design, Japan, Kaze-no-Oka
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The Womb Coffin
Project Womb combines ingenuity and beautiful design to help you create the perfect legacy
The Womb Coffin was conceived by designer Diddo as part of Project Womb, a project designed to address the aesthetics of the afterlife. The project brings the conversation about death and the memories of a lost loved one into the same realm … Continue reading
Bodybox by Leslie van Berkel
The simple casket is a practical and stylish option for green burial
This cardboard casket designed by Leslie van Berkel in 2006 for Li Edelkoort design academy offers a stylish and cost-effective burial option in an eco-friendly design. Van Berkel, along with her contemporaries, was asked to think of the notion of … Continue reading
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Tagged Casket, Coffin, Death, Design, Eco-Friendly, Emergency management, Funeral, Green Burial, Leslie Van Berkel, Li Edelkoort
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PaperWhite by Bradley L Bowers
The stunning vases explore life and death
Bradley L. Bowers’ PaperWhite series explores the beauty of life, death, and decay through these stunning paper vases. from the artist: The concept of planned permanence frightens me. I believe nothing should be made to last for eternity. Death is … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Beauty, Bradley L Bowers, Crafts, Decay, Design, Life and Death, Vase
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Bill Moggridge Dies at 69
Co-Founder of IDEO and designer of GRID Compass, the first laptop computer
I awoke this morning to the news in my Facebook thread that Bill Moggridge, designer of the first laptop computer, had died. I had no idea he’d had cancer, and I was shocked. As always, the unexpected news is like being socked. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Moggridge, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Design, GRID Compass Computer, IDEO
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Erwin Olaf: Grief
Stylish fine art photography images give new expression to grief, loss, and longing
Erwin Olaf: Grief Photographer and filmmaker Erwin Olaf is known in the art world for his flawless style, a combination of art, fashion, and care that portrays the deepest emotions with the simplest images. In his 2007 collection, Grief, Olaf … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Design, Erwin Olaf, Film, Grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Photographer
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Return to the Sea
Saltworks by Motoi Yamamoto aid the artist's healing through grief.
Return to the Sea: Saltworks by Motoi Yamamoto from John Reynolds & Lee Donaldson on Vimeo. Japanese installation artist Motoi Yamamoto was born in Onomichi, Hiroshima, and worked in a dockyard before studying at Kanazawa College of Art. He now … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Design, Grief, Healing, Motoi Yamamoto, Salt Labyrinth
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Shelves for Life
This multifunctional furniture design lasts more than a lifetime!
Designer William Warren has mastered the art of multifunctional design with the Shelves for Life, a self-initiated project to further explore ideas of built-in sentimentality in our possessions. The product is designed to encourage strong emotional relationships with our belongings … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Casket, Coffin, Death, Design, Funeral, Furniture, Memorial, Shelves for Life, William Warren
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A Coffin Design that Facilitates a Family’s Right to Say Goodbye
The Disaster Coffin replaces the body bag and allows families to perform funeral rites
Hungarian designer Adam Miklosi has created a brilliant design that finds the ultimate balance between aesthetics and function. His LR16 Disaster Coffin addresses the need for a mass-production casket that allows for the facilitation of dignified funeral rituals. Traditionally, in … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Burial, Coffin, Death, Design, Family, Funeral, Funeral Rites, Natural burial
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A Memorial You Can See From the Heavens
Rancher in Argentina Designs His Ranch to Fulfill his Late Wife's Dream
If you’re set to fly over General Levalle, Argentina any time soon, keep an eye out for this spectacular design surrounding this family’s ranch. The gigantic guitar made of trees was the dream of Graciela Yraizoz, the matron of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Art, Death, Design, Family, Loss, Memorial
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[A]Dressing the Dead: Garments for the Grave
Pia Interlandi Designs Burial Clothing for Stages of Transformation
Pia Interlandi is a fashion designer, artist, funeral celebrant, and teacher based in Melbourne, Australia. She often incorporates ideas of death, ritual, and transformation into her unique designs, and has even designed clothing for burial, informed by a fascination with human … Continue reading
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Tagged Burial, Death, Design, Fashion, Fashion design, Pia Interlandi
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Memorial Jewelry Helps You Stay Connected While You Grieve
Designer Scosha Woolridge Adds this Touching Custom Piece to Her Collection
Scosha Woolridge is a Williamsburg, New York City – based artist, designer, and jeweler. She considers herself to be a “story jeweler”, drawing her primary inspiration from her travels to create jewelry that combines the modern and ancient worlds. She … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Cremation Ashes, Design, Grief, Jewelry, Scosha Woolridge
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Variety in Sustainability
Unique, Eco-friendly Caskets
Oftentimes, when people think of eco-friendly caskets, they picture something like this lovely classic plain, untreated pine box from Living Legacies. But, choosing sustainable disposition doesn’t have to mean lack of variety. Here are a few New Zealand companies producing … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Casket, Design, Eco-Friendly, Natural burial, Sustainability
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A House Awaiting Death
A special assignment for the EASTERN Design office.
On the outskirts of Ise, Japan, the architects of EASTERN Design erected this elevated structure upon a unique request from a client: “I will die in 15 years,” the client told them. “It will be a house awaiting that death. … Continue reading
Revolutionary Designer Dies at 105
Today, we remember the art of Eva Zeisel.
Eva Zeisel was a revolutionary ceramic artist and designer whose eccentric work changed the way Americans experience their homes and lives throughout a century. She died last month in New York City at the incredible age of 105. Ms. Zeisel … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Death, Design, Eva Zeisel, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
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Interview with Rie Nørregaard of Omhu
The Design Company's Creative Director Sheds Light on the Intersection of Design and End-of-Life
Omhu is an innovative company that celebrates good design because “it’s life-enhancing, and it’s fun.” By creating exciting choices for products to support people as they age, the company hopes to also help change the way people feel about aging … Continue reading
Changing the Material
Eco-friendly Burial and Cremation from Swedish Designer Liv Andersson
Swedish industrial designer Liv Andersson aims to create products that are an adaptation to the environment, with a holistic view of the life of the product. This project, Dust to Dust, “aims to get a holistic picture of what happens … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Casket, Coffin, Cremation, Cremation Vessel, Design, Green Burial, Natural burial
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The End-of-Life with High Design
Cutting-edge Scandinavian design makes these urns and coffins a dignified way to say farewell
In 2009, the Danish funeral directing firm Tommerup Kister teamed up with world-renowned design company Jacob Jensen Design with the idea of bringing cutting-edge Scandinavian design into the end-of-life experience. For the company’s centennial in 2010, the team launched a … Continue reading
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Tagged Casket, Coffin, Death, Design, Funeral Products, Urn
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Pedro Dias Family Tomb
The contemporary architect re-thinks the funeral and memorial experience
This is the second in our look at how designers are re-thinking the funeral home. Pedro Dias’ Family Tomb This astonishing tomb sits oddly yet comfortably between the two more traditional structures at its sides. Architect Pedro Dias designed this … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, Death, Design, Family Tomb, Funeral, Grieiving, Pedro Dias
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