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Memorial Ash-Made Pebbles

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

Parting Stone's Technology Creates Pebbles From Loved One's Ashes

— August 16, 2021 — Art & Design
Parting Stone developed a technology to create a personalized and sustainable way to honor the departed. The company is a "death tech" startup brand that turns cremated remains of loved ones into beautiful pebbles. The solidified remains boast a smooth, stone-like shape made of almost 100% ashes.

This memorial solution caters to the increasing desire for more meaningful ways to bid farewell to the departed with a smaller ecological footprint. Parting Stones can be shared with others, put on display, or scattered in a garden. Parting Stone developed the patent-pending technology in collaboration with Chris Chen, a ceramic engineer from Los Alamos National Laboratory. After compressing the remains, each family received between 40 and 60 stones in varying sizes and colors.

Image Credit: Parting Stone
Trend Themes
1. Sustainable Memorialization - Creating personalized and sustainable ways to honor the departed using eco-friendly methods such as cremation and biodegradable materials could disrupt traditional funeral practices.
2. Death Tech Startups - The emergence of death tech startups could lead to innovations in the funeral industry, including new personalized, technological, and sustainable memorialization options.
3. Transformation of the Funeral Industry - The increasing demand for more creative and sustainable funeral practices could lead to the transformation of the funeral industry, encouraging innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities.
Industry Implications
1. Funeral Services - Funeral services could expand their offerings to include more sustainable and personalized memorialization options.
2. Ceramics Manufacturing - Ceramics manufacturing can benefit from the patent-pending technology developed by Parting Stone, which could have applications beyond memorialization.
3. Sustainable Materials - Market demand for eco-friendly materials in various industries, including construction and interior design, could lead to opportunities for companies like Parting Stone to expand beyond the funeral industry.
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