March 18, 2015
by Arjun Walia
by Arjun Walia
Similar to getting married and partaking in all
of the ceremonies we’re accustomed to, funerals are no different. The
most common way to put somebody to rest is the use of a coffin along
with a burial in a cemetery. Some people choose to cremate their loved
ones, and others chose to simply bury them into the ground without the
use of a coffin.
Organic burial pods however, will surely capture
the attention of many as it’s hard to think of a better way to make the
death of a loved on a little more comforting. The idea comes from
designers Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel, it’s called the Capsula Mundi
project and it’s based out of Italy, and it’s an unbelievable idea.
“It’s the first Italian project created to promote the realization of green cemeteries in our country.
Capsula Mundi is a container with an old perfect shape, just like an egg, made with modern material -starch plastic- in which the dead body is put in a fetal position. Capsula Mundi is planted like a seed in the soil, and a tree is planted on top of it. The tree is chosen when the person is alive, relatives and friends look after it when death occurs. A cemetery will no longer be full of tombstones and will become a sacred forest.” (source) MORE/PHOTOS/DIAGRAMS
Capsula Mundi is a container with an old perfect shape, just like an egg, made with modern material -starch plastic- in which the dead body is put in a fetal position. Capsula Mundi is planted like a seed in the soil, and a tree is planted on top of it. The tree is chosen when the person is alive, relatives and friends look after it when death occurs. A cemetery will no longer be full of tombstones and will become a sacred forest.” (source) MORE/PHOTOS/DIAGRAMS
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