Memento – a water biodegradable urn, designed by Swedish design agency LOTS and manufactured by American company Passages International, has got the Red dot award for high design quality by the jury with its panel of highly respected experts.
Memento is an urn for burials at sea. It builds on the humanistic burial ceremony that disregards religious tradition and instead focuses on Man’s role in nature. The design is elegant, neutral and suitable for a broad target group, regardless of culture or religion. The urn is handmade from pressed recycled paper and dissolves in water over time. Thanks to the design it will float briefly on the water’s surface and then slowly sink to the bottom where it will dissolve completely. The urn is easily loaded from underneath and requires only a small amount of paper glue to securely close. Messages for the deceased may be written on the surface of the urn and small mementos and notes written on the handmade paper cards provided with the urn can be placed into the opening on top of the urn.
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16 comments
Toast says:
Mar 29, 2011
If my chosen burial method is not yet legal where I live, I will definitely put this as number 2 on the list.
Sleepy says:
Mar 31, 2011
I think this is pretty awesome!
Jiggybean says:
Mar 31, 2011
Okay Toast, I’ll bite =)
What’s number 1? Is it Sky Burial?
This is pretty awesome, I think this is also on the top of my list.
minicoops says:
Apr 1, 2011
Beautiful design-it is a shame that cremation is not bio friendly.
Brenda James says:
Apr 2, 2011
I wanna know Toast’s #1 choice. Ah, good ol’ curiosity. The pod is a marvelous idea, too!
DeeDeeB says:
Apr 2, 2011
very cool. i have long though we took up way too much space and energy for our burials and i love this idea.
Zofia Szeretlek says:
Apr 2, 2011
Beautiful. I’ll have to point something like this out to my loved ones. It’s always been my wish to be buried at sea.
Flesticle says:
Apr 4, 2011
it is Not for all religions. Jews eschew cremation completely (if they are religious)
natarchy says:
Apr 5, 2011
wait why isn’t cremation bio-friendly? I thought it was the least harmful option.
Trupti says:
Apr 13, 2011
Cremation and burial both have differing impacts on the enviroment however when it boils down to it, cremation is the better option with the environment in mind.
Bumpy says:
Apr 15, 2011
It’s cool and all, but when I die (or anybody for that matter) I’m pretty sure I won’t give two shits about how environmentally friendly my death box is. Wrap me in a mile of bubble-wrap, place it in a giant Styrofoam crate, cover it in petroleum, light the whole thing on fire and dump it right in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef for all I care.
Jason says:
Apr 17, 2011
Thats really cool. I like!
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fajas colombianas says:
Apr 20, 2011
This would be a great idea. And its environment friendly too.
CT21279 says:
Jun 10, 2011
This is my bronze medalist now. Behind Viking funeral and Comedy Central-style roast.
abq architects says:
Jun 24, 2011
@Bumpy, you my friend are hilarious. @Toast, it is time to reveal. @designers, bravo. Very beautiful idea, and fabricated here in Albuquerque.
Butter says:
Jul 14, 2011
I think toast is referring to open earth burial, with no box and no fermentation. It would be completely biodegradable (of course). Unlike cremation, your body can truly return to the earth. Unfortunately, it is generally not legal.
Definitely my number one at least, maybe Toast’s as well. This would be a suitable number two. Just no grave site…such a waste of land (no offense directly intended)