RUNS IN THE FAMILY

When creating the Uurna, we really wanted to examine the idea of reusing it. Our goal was to create an urn that could run in the family from one generation to the next, a bit like other cherished objects such as paintings, jewelry or christening gowns.

In most cases, the urn is buried with the ashes. However, the ashes can also be scattered or buried separately. This way, the Uurna is used merely as a temporary container for the ashes. After the burial or scattering ceremony, the Uurna can be stored and reused.
We understand that the idea of re-using a burial urn raises a lot of questions and feelings, but we nevertheless designed the Uurna in a way that makes it possible.

We believe there might be a point in this. We are, after all, part of the chain of ancestors and generations that were before us. Maybe we could find a level of consolation in this new, communal tradition?

We are thinking of ways to include the names of the deceased into the Uurna, a bit like we may find names of our grandparents and great-grandparents in some of the objects that have run in the family for decades. Let’s see what we come up with!

And of course, if we think of the ecological side of things, an Uurna that remains with us for decades maintains its carbon captured in the wood and reduces the need for new Uurnas.