AWARD YEAR
2015
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Responsible Consumption & Production
KEYWORDS
biodegradability, sustainability, deforestation
COUNTRY
Italy
DESIGNED BY
Anna Citelli, Raoul Bretzel
WEBSITE
http://www.capsulamundi.it/
CAPSULA MUNDI
A cemetery will no longer be full of tombstones and will become a sacred forest with Capsula Mondi.
It’s the first Italian project created to promote the realization of green cemeteries in Italy. Capsula Mundi is a container with an old perfect shape, just like an egg, made with modern material -starch plastic- in which the dead body is put in a fetal position. Capsula Mundi is planted like a seed in the soil, and a tree is planted on top of it. The tree is chosen when the person is alive, relatives and friends look after it when death occurs.