Tag Archives: Coffin

New Eco-Friendly Coffin for Cremation

The Innovative Soul Ash Solace Coffin from Maximal Design of Belgium
Posted on April 21, 2013 by Julia Michas (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Soul Ash Solace has an innovative design for a funereal vessel- it is made of light-weight materials that are completely biodegradable, (and much less harmful for our planet than showy, lacquered coffins and the like) such as papier-mache and corrugated … Continue reading →

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The Womb Coffin

Project Womb combines ingenuity and beautiful design to help you create the perfect legacy
Posted on October 7, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

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 →

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Bodybox by Leslie van Berkel

The simple casket is a practical and stylish option for green burial
Posted on September 30, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

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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Shelves for Life

This multifunctional furniture design lasts more than a lifetime!
Posted on August 26, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

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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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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Changing the Material

Eco-friendly Burial and Cremation from Swedish Designer Liv Andersson
Posted on November 27, 2011 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

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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