The shape of coffins
has more or less stayed the same throughout the last 150 years.
Since
the Bauhaus era various reformatory efforts have failed to gain acceptance.
To
put it like this:
the coffin is a Sleeping Beauty. Merely in the antiquated properties
and symbolism of horrorfiction it is present and vivid.
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"The coffin is one of
the crossovers of individual existence and social life, an exchange place of
the aesthetic and symbolic organization of the individual and the community.
It is important therefore to know which instances are involved in its
elaboration in each case."
Philipp
Weiß
Vom Totenbaum zum Designersarg
1993, ISBN 3-924-447-08-x |
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Coffin
oktavian (2003)
Material: Multiplex plate, thickness approx.. 2 cm.
Lacquer finish: Surface smoothly, matt shining, ruby-red.
Measurement: h = 48 cm, w = 64 cm, l = 200 cm |
Coffin
classik (2001)
Measurement: w
- 57 cm, h - 78 cm, l - 200 cm
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