Fire, Memory, and the Design That Wants to Keep Both Alive
Every year during the Ghost Festival, millions of people across East Asia stand at street corners, in parking lots, or on sidewalks, setting fire to…
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The Urn With 4 Screens Showing Moving Images of the Person You Lost
Cremation urns have existed for thousands of years, but their design language has barely moved. They tend toward the ceremonial and the generic, pottery shapes…
Liquid Death x Spotify Eternal Playlist Urn, because afterlife deserves good vibes
Spotify is undoubtedly one of the most used streaming audio services worldwide, with a library of over 100 million tracks, 7 million podcasts, and 500,000…
CIRI-US Beam Projector lets you watch your beloved pet dog become a star
Losing a pet can be so painful as these animals can give us so much joy. Pet owners should also be allowed time to grieve…
A contemporary cremation vessel that doubles as a beautiful planter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2034453696/planturns The most perceptively different and touching aspect about the Planturn is that it isn’t a painful, traditional reminder of the passing of a loved…
One Cool Black Coffee Maker
I was a little confused by this coffee maker’s name but it turns out Urn does indeed apply to any similarly shaped vessel. Phew. Alas,…
A Digital Heaven
Here’s to looking this good when we’re dead! The idea of transferring someone’s persona to a digital form that lives on isn’t anything new… but…
How to Live Forever!
Burial is so passé! Enjoy the afterlife as a tree once you’ve passed with the Bios Incube! It’s the world´s first app-enabled tree incubator designed…
Urn en Vogue
What’s the deal with archetypical urns looking so drab? Friends, if you’re reading this, please make sure my ashes end up in something a little…
Modern Representation of the Deceased
This project, titled The Last Minute, was inspired by rituals and traditions honoring death from various cultures. The objects are symbolic as well as functional,…
This Coffin is to Die For!
Okay, so… I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but this is one sexy coffin. I always thought I wanted to be cremated, but…