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Biodesigner Creates Eco-Friendly Coffin That Grows Gardens

10/8/2025

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Leksi Kostur, a biodesigner, designed a fully compostable coffin from seaweed bioplastic for a green-burial thesis to make death environmentally friendly.
The coffin features biodegradable wings with wildflower seeds that sprout into a garden at the gravesite.
Continuum was nominated for the international Green Product Award in 2022.
Kostur aims to turn burial sites into natural spaces that promote ecological restoration.

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Story summary

Leksi Kostur, a biodesigner, designed a fully compostable coffin from seaweed bioplastic for a green-burial thesis to make death environmentally friendly.
The coffin features biodegradable wings with wildflower seeds that sprout into a garden at the gravesite.
Continuum was nominated for the international Green Product Award in 2022.
Kostur aims to turn burial sites into natural spaces that promote ecological restoration.