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Der Tod muss nicht das Ende der Kreativität bedeuten: In London sind surreale Särge aus Grossbritannien und Ghana ausgestellt. Die schönsten Friedhöfe aber liegen in Rumänien und Mexiko.
Crazy Coffins break British silence about death
"I want a fun funeral. I don't want people crying and that," the 77-year-old told AFP as he leaned happily on his casket, on show at London's Royal Festival Hall as part of an event titled "Death: A Festival for the Living".
Southbank show for Crazy Coffins
A CASKET-making firm in Bulwell, known as Crazy Coffins, is laying on an exhibition in London as part of a weekend of events exploring death.
Crazy coffins at the London death festival
A London festival takes a lighter look at life and death with an exhibition of quirky, bespoke coffins. “Death: Southbank Centre’s Festival for the Living” includes “Boxed,” a coffin art exhibition that takes place Jan. 20-29.
Quirky coffins to go on display at the Southbank Centre 'Death' festival
These quirky coffins are sure to bring a smile to even the saddest farewell.
Fabulous coffins
An employee poses with a trash skip-shaped coffin at the Southbank Centre in London January 19, 2012. An exhibition entitled "Boxed: Fabulous Coffins from UK and Ghana" runs at the centre from 20-29 January.
Boxed: Fabulous Coffins' Exhibition To Run At The Southbank Centre
Death has long been a favourite subject of artists, from William Blake's tortured 'wicked man' to Picasso's dear Casagemas. What it's rarely the subject of, however, is an artist's sense of humour.
Boxed: Fabulous Coffins from UK and Ghana - Design Week article
As we move steadily into January, perhaps unfairly tainted as a depressing month, some cheer, from an unlikely source, coffins.
Boxed: Fabulous Coffins from UK and Ghana - The Telegraph article
When you think about coffins, you probably picture a polished mahogany casket lined with purple satin. But a free exhibition at the Southbank Centre in London shows that death needn't be depressing.
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Art that examines our finite status may be good, in that it encourages a more rational discussion of death as well as life.
Dead funny: funky coffins to go on show
Coffins made to bring a smile to the saddest of farewells are to go on show in a festival celebrating death.
BOXED: FABULOUS COFFINS FROM UK AND GHANA - Free Event.
We have a new exhibition - level 2 foyers, ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, SOUTHBANK CENTRE LONDON part of the DEATH - FESTIVAL FOR THE LIVING. Friday 20th January 2012 to Sunday 29th January 2012, 10.00 - 23.00.
Tribute mural for quirky-coffins firm - Local News - Hucknall Dispatch
A COFFIN-making company in Bulwell that is famed for its quirky caskets has splashed out £20,000 on a mural in tribute to the skilled workers who have been the foundation of the business.
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Bournemouth funeral convention offers dead good products
A SELECTION of eye-catching funeral merchandise will be put on display in Bournemouth next month as part of the world’s first Six Feet Under convention.
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BBC News - Back to work for fire-hit Crazy Coffins in Nottingham
A coffin maker has said it will not let any of its clients down after a fire destroyed some of its factory and bespoke coffins.
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Crazy Coffins to feature at the Six Feet Under convention | The Mouth
An exhibition of flamboyant funeral merchandise will feature as part of the first Six Feet Under convention, which will be in Bournemouth from 12-14 August, 2011.
the-mouth.co.uk
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