Burial pods: a new way to be buried
Author: Professor Joyce Harper
Have you thought about what you want to happen to you when you die? Do you want to be buried and if so where? Or do you want to be cremated and where would you like your ashes spread? Have you thought about something more natural?
The burial pod originated in Italy – The Capsula Mundi project, created by designers Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel.
They are organic, biodegradable pods which turns your body into a tree. The body is put in the fetal position and encased in a pod which is buried and the tree is grown above the pod. As the body decays, it provides nutrients for the tree to grow.
What do you think?
Read More:
http://www.earthporm.com/bye-bye-coffins-these-organic-burial-pods-turn-your-loved-ones-into-trees/
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