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# Biodegradable Coffins
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/biodegradable-coffins/
- Published: 2004-09-17T19:14:33.000Z
- Updated: 2016-05-24T15:18:21.000Z
- Description: Capsula Mundi is a design for a biodegradable coffin made from starch plastic that holds the deceased in a foetal position. The…
- Author: Protein
- Tags: Seeds, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:21

Capsula Mundi is a design for a biodegradable coffin made from starch plastic that holds the deceased in a foetal position. The stunning artwork was created by Italian designers Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel As the site explains, "Capsula Mundi is planted in the earth like a seed. Above it, to signal the presence of occupied space, is a shallow concave circle dug out of the ground. In the center of which, a tree is planted, the essence of it chosen in life by the dead one, the care of this tree is the responsibility of everyone. The aim is ecological burial, literally a more natural way to decay. The cemetery will, then, acquire a new look. No longer the overpopulated urban environment with congested architecture, it will be a natural one in contact with the earth, enveloping expansive areas, entire hills consecrated to the cult of the dead. Summarizing, it is a different landscape devoted to the worship of our ancestry: a sacred forest." [Impressive ...](http://www.capsulamundi.com/?ref=protein.xyz)