We at Sea Change believe that death is just one part in the journey of life and we aim to celebrate it in a way that provides peace and meaning for the departed and their survivors.
Sea Change offers a lasting memorial that honors life and creates positive change for the environment for future generations.

Role: UX, Product Design, Copywriting, Layout, Illustration, Video Editing

Tools: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere

The traditional concept of the funeral is beginning to change. People are realizing that burial is not sustainable ecologically or economically and demand for customized funerals is increasing.

Once I knew I wanted to explore the concept of sea burial, I started with competitor research. That’s when I found Eternal Reefs. I felt there was something missing in their structure; intimacy—and in terms of the environment—immediacy.

That’s when I began research into how coral grows and the rehabilitation efforts of regrowing the dying coral colonies around the world. The concept of microfragmented coral, which grows exponentially faster than traditionally planted coral, came up. Then I talked to an oceanographer about an object that could be relatively immobile on the ocean floor once placed but also reasonably movable by an individual on land. From that, I came up with the concept of the sea star urn.