More to Death Edition3 2014 | Page 8

What As society is turning to a more environmentally friendly lifestyle, cardboard coffins are becoming more and more popular for those searching for a ‘greener’ funeral. But that does not mean than any style has to be lost. It has been over 20 years since William’s father developed Greenfield Creation’s first cardboard coffin- and they have been selling them ever since. A sign writer and cardboard engineer, he did not just want to offer plain cardboard coffins; he would paint images on to them. William, managing director of Greenfield Creations, said that his father also printed directly on to the board for a stock range of coffin designs. These included green, white, woodgrain, marble - or any colour of the customers’ choice. But over the years, the design and make process has evolved, with increasing amounts of customer involvement. Our customers can simply submit their own photos or images or get their initial inspiration from our website. Sometimes they will give us a theme to work with, for example ‘A menagerie of animals’. We then put together design options using photos, drawings or website images. We get so much pleasure working with our customers with design ideas.