Biodegradable Coffins
Capsula Mundi is a design for a biodegradable coffin made from starch plastic that holds the deceased in a foetal position. The…
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 ...