Tag Archives: Burial

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
Posted on May 27, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

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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Wireless Enabled Granite Solves Problem of No Headstone for Green Burial

New product provides the geographic location of the burial site by one touch of a compatible cell phone.
Posted on May 2, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Phoenix, Arizona – Objecs, the owner of the RosettaStone brand of memorial products, has introduced a one pound granite obelisk for use in green burial memorials where traditionally no headstone is present. The stone obelisk is made from a solid block … Continue reading →

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[A]Dressing the Dead: Garments for the Grave

Pia Interlandi Designs Burial Clothing for Stages of Transformation
Posted on March 25, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

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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A Look at Japanese Funeral Practices

Cultural Traditions in a Country with Almost 100% Cremation Rate
Posted on January 19, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Japan has the highest cremation rate in the world, over 99%, with some local governments even banning burials. Until after World War II, cremation was reserved for the rich, but once the cleanliness and efficiency of the practice were recognized, … Continue reading →

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Green Burial Makes its Way to South Africa

The country opens its first eco-cemetery.
Posted on September 14, 2011 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Last month, South Africa opened the country’s first green cemetery. Weisenhof Legacy Park was created within the oldest privately-owned nature reserve in the country. The park set aside a portion of its space for burial and memorial sites. It will … Continue reading →

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