This is the 'Happy Coffin' designed by Elsie Chua during her stay at a Hospice home in Singapore. The Lein Foundation says the Happy Coffins project overturns the stigma of death and converts the coffin from a symbol of fear, dread and grief, into a positive and life-affirming expression of art. See more of designer caskets. Source: Lien Foundation … [Read more...] about Happy Coffins and Artistic Caskets
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Put Some Clothes On!
Starmark Funeral Products recently conducted a nationwide survey of 400 people who planned to be cremated. The goal of the survey was to discover consumer preferences with regard to cremation services, caskets and urns. Whether it's vanity or modesty, more than 75% want to be clothed when cremated and most want to be dressed in meaningful attire. Eighty percent would like to avoid a public viewing. 79% would like to have a religious leader, friend or family member preside over their … [Read more...] about Put Some Clothes On!