My girlfriend's family had her turn her grandmother's ashes into hanging glass artwork they could all have in their windows to remember her by, and I recently integrated someone's grandmother's...
My girlfriend's family had her turn her grandmother's ashes into hanging glass artwork they could all have in their windows to remember her by, and I recently integrated someone's grandmother's ashes into a set of mechanical keyboard keycaps. I agree with the article that this trend isn't going anywhere for a number of reasons. Even if it wasn't desirable, the economics of it alone would keep it growing. Burials and ceremony are incredibly expensive, whereas cremation--even if you want to do something special with the ashes--is generally pretty cheap.
My girlfriend's family had her turn her grandmother's ashes into hanging glass artwork they could all have in their windows to remember her by, and I recently integrated someone's grandmother's ashes into a set of mechanical keyboard keycaps. I agree with the article that this trend isn't going anywhere for a number of reasons. Even if it wasn't desirable, the economics of it alone would keep it growing. Burials and ceremony are incredibly expensive, whereas cremation--even if you want to do something special with the ashes--is generally pretty cheap.