AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Responsible Consumption & Production, Life On Land
KEYWORDS
biodegrable , Death/ Afterlife, Life after death, design for death
COUNTRY
Netherlands
DESIGNED BY
Studio Chardé Brouwer
WEBSITE
https://www.chardebrouwer.com/home/afterlife#2
Afterlife
What if our last breath could be one of giving back?
A funeral takes its toll on the environment. What if our last breath could be one of giving back? How beautiful would it be to support nature as we pass on, to give our body back to the earth and help nourish it? To create a moment of passing that is not only emotionally meaningful but also manifests itself in the physical world.
The answer to this is Afterlife: a new wearable material that is completely biodegradable created out of leftovers from the food industry and infused with flower seeds. As we pass on, the earth can still use our body to feed on. By combining our body with the Afterlife material, we transform an end into a beginning, creating a greater purpose after death. Shifting the definition of a cemetery into something less grim, for example, a forest or park, where the ones we loved, and their offspring, could walk, play and enjoy. We can create a new biodiversity.