Dust to dust
(2008) In Diploma work IDEM01 20082Industrial Design
- Abstract
- The aim of the project is to get a holistic picture of
what happens to a person from the moment she dies
till she is buried – transport, storage, ceremony etc.
What can be done to adapt this procedure to the demands
of the environment? Changing the material of
a coffin is only one way of making the funeral closer to
a total adaptation to the environment. I cannot change
the contaminating burial methods at the moment but
I can change what is put into the incinerator or into
the ground – the material. The result is three coffins
and three urns made of a biodegradable chalk material
(Entrepreneur: Åke Rosén). The calcium works as a
neutralizer of the acid leakage from cemeteries. Furthermore,
less energy needs to be added during... (More) - The aim of the project is to get a holistic picture of
what happens to a person from the moment she dies
till she is buried – transport, storage, ceremony etc.
What can be done to adapt this procedure to the demands
of the environment? Changing the material of
a coffin is only one way of making the funeral closer to
a total adaptation to the environment. I cannot change
the contaminating burial methods at the moment but
I can change what is put into the incinerator or into
the ground – the material. The result is three coffins
and three urns made of a biodegradable chalk material
(Entrepreneur: Åke Rosén). The calcium works as a
neutralizer of the acid leakage from cemeteries. Furthermore,
less energy needs to be added during the
cremation since the material already has high energy
content. I try to fill gaps on the market with my new
designs. The coffins on the Scandinavian market look
very similar. The chalk material generates new coffin
designs. Free forming opens up for endless design
possibilities and fulfills the demand for variation and
personalization. It is hard to totally break with the traditions
when designing a coffin. Even if the trend is
that the ceremonies get more and more personalized
the security of tradition is still important. Therefore I
made one concept quite classic, one simple, timeless
one for a broad target group and one more conceptual
soft shape. Benefits with the coffins, compared to
ordinary ones, are that they only contain one material
– no screws, lacquer etc. is added. They are stackable
and weigh much less than wooden ones and are
therefore better concerning transportation and ergonomics. (Less)
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- author
- Andersson, Liv
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- IDEM01 20082
- year
- 2008
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- publication/series
- Diploma work
- report number
- ISRN: LUT-DVIDE/EX--08/5077--SE
- ISSN
- ISRN
- language
- English
- id
- 1496500
- date added to LUP
- 2012-11-07 14:42:27
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