What goes around comes around. That’s exactly the idea behind Italian designers\u00a0Anna Citelli<\/strong> and Raoul Bretzel<\/strong>‘s project called Capsula Mundi<\/strong>. The designers have developed an\u00a0organic, biodegradable burial capsule that will turn the deceased\u2019s body into nutrients for a tree that will grow out of their remains.<\/p>\n

Created to promote the idea of green cemeteries, the Capsula Mundi is an egg-shaped container\u00a0made of a\u00a0modern material called starch plastic<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cA cemetery will no longer be full of tombstones and will become a sacred forest,\u201d explain Citelli and Bretzel. Besides, it makes a lot more sense to\u00a0 provide sustenance for new trees instead of destroying forests to make wooden coffins. The thought of being visited by\u00a0our loved ones and descendants, care for the tree\u00a0and rest in its shade is truly a comforting one.<\/p>\n

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What goes around comes around. That’s exactly the idea behind Italian designers\u00a0Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel‘s project called Capsula Mundi. The designers have developed an\u00a0organic, biodegradable burial capsule that will turn the deceased\u2019s body into nutrients for a tree that will grow out of their remains. Created to promote the idea of green cemeteries, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4706,36],"tags":[7466,7467,1026,1039],"yoast_head":"\n