Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Urna Bios


I really love the idea of being reincarnated as a tree...and then perhaps made into a beautiful side-board! Bios Urn is a funeral urn made of biodegradable materials which has a tree seed incorporated so when the urn is planted, the seed germinates and is fertilised by the ashes it contains.

I dig the idea of forests instead of cemetaries and being able to choose your tree. As morbid as it may seem, if you, like I, want to be a tree some day, make sure you give your nearest and dearest advance warning so they know what to do when the time comes. The latest design is the result of a collaboration between two spanish designers, Azua and Moliné. Find out more here.


Imagine life without lightbulbs... they've profoundly changed human existence since they were invented in 1879 by Thomas Alva Edison. The original design hasn't changed that much in 130 years but I really love these big round ones by Patrick Townsend for Areaware, I love their organic shape.

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