Memorial Capsule Urna para Animais de Estimação por Paul Heredia and Hiromi Komiyama

O design Memorial Capsule Urna para Animais de Estimação por Paul Heredia and Hiromi Komiyama é um vencedor altamente estimado do prestigioso 2026 A' Design Award de Bronze na Categoria de Competição Design de Ideias e Conceitos.

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Memorial Capsule Urna para Animais de Estimação

por Paul Heredia and Hiromi Komiyama

Cliente: Dainichido Inc.

Vencedor do A' Design Award de Bronze na Categoria Ideia

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O Design

Sobre Memorial Capsule Urna para Animais de Estimação

Esta urna biodegradável para animais de estimação foi concebida para proporcionar uma despedida suave e contínua. Inspirada nas tradições memoriais domésticas japonesas e nos enterros naturais, oferece uma forma sustentável de honrar a vida. A estrutura de duas partes, com tampa roscada, protege as cinzas para exibição ou sepultamento, enquanto um pequeno amuleto permanece com o dono como recordação. Feita de bioplástico com pó de conchas de ostra, a urna regressa naturalmente à terra. O seu acabamento fosco e os contornos suaves convidam ao toque, oferecendo conforto e rituais durante o luto.

O Reconhecimento

Sobre o A' Design Award de Bronze

Memorial Capsule Urna para Animais de Estimação conquistou o A' Design Award de Bronze, um reconhecimento altamente prestigiado atribuído a designs notáveis que se distinguem pela criatividade, engenho e perspicácia. Os vencedores do Bronze são artefactos amplamente habilidosos e surpreendentemente criativos que comprovam a vasta experiência, imaginação e capacidade de iniciativa dos seus designers. Espera-se que Memorial Capsule Urna para Animais de Estimação seja um objeto muito considerado, admirado e estimado, notavelmente profissional e inovador. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora as melhores práticas em arte, ciência, design e tecnologia e é excelente pela sua atenção ao detalhe. Memorial Capsule Urna para Animais de Estimação satisfaz esplendidamente necessidades, toca desejos, encanta sentimentos e desperta curiosidade.

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Propriedades Únicas: This product is a biodegradable urn supporting grieving pet owners through a gentle, continuous farewell. Inspired by Japanese home memorials and natural burials, it offers an intimate, sustainable way to honor life. A two-part structure with threaded lid keeps ashes secure while allowing burial with the urn; a small charm stays with the owner. Made from bioplastic with powdered oyster shells, it naturally biodegrades. Warm matte texture and soft contours invite touch, easing grief.
Dimensões e Embalagem: Urn dimensions Diameter 120 x H195 mm, capacity approximately 950 cc. Total weight (urn and charm) approximately 420 g. Charm size varies by design. Made from ECOSHELL (bioplastic with powdered oyster shells), charm crafted in silver, copper, and gold alloy. Two-part body with threaded lid ensures stability and prevents accidental spillage. Matte finish and soft contours enhance tactile comfort. Packaging for urn: W170 x H246 x D140 mm, for charm: W80 x H80 x D35 mm.
Etiquetas: pet urn, pet memorial, biodegradable urn, grief care, eco-friendly design, sustainable product, natural burial, oyster shell bioplastic, home memorial, tactile design
Tecnologia de Produção: This urn is made from ECOSHELL, a biodegradable material created by blending finely crushed oyster shells into a biomass-based resin. Its lid and base are joined with a precisely engineered screw thread, ensuring the contents remain secure even if the urn is tipped over, an advantage over conventional urns. A small charm, crafted from an alloy of silver, copper, and gold, remains with the owner as a keepsake. The urn itself has a warm matte texture and soft contours, inviting touch, fostering new rituals, and easing the pain of loss.
Desafio de Design: The main challenge was designing an urn that fosters emotional healing while redefining traditional perceptions of memorialization. We overcame difficulties in translating intangible emotions into tangible design features, integrating Japanese home memorial traditions with natural burial practices. External limits included sourcing and molding a biodegradable yet durable material, and ensuring a secure screw-top structure without sacrificing warmth and tactility.
Pesquisa: This qualitative design research identified a lack of meaningful mourning rituals for bereaved pet owners. Through literature review, cultural analysis, and interviews, we examined emotional changes, recovery processes, and posthumous communication with pets. Insights informed the form, structure, and materials, designing not only a physical urn but also a process that naturally supports emotional healing through use.
Inspiração: The design was inspired by the emotional gap many pet owners face after loss: the absence of meaningful mourning rituals. Drawing on Japanese customs of keeping ashes at home and the emerging practice of natural burials, it enables a continuous, personal farewell from collection to burial. Insights from grief care research and dialogues with bereaved owners shaped the structure, materials, and tactile qualities, offering a nature-connected and emotionally supportive alternative to traditional urns.
Duração do Projeto: The project commenced in October 2022 in Hiroshima, Japan, where planning and development took place, and the design was completed in June 2023. Released in March 2025, it continues to be available.
Fluxo de Operação: After cremation, the pet’s ashes are placed into the urn and taken home. It can be kept nearby for home memorialization, with the charm attached as a daily reminder. Owners can hold, stroke, or speak to it as they would in life, offering comfort and time for grieving. When ready, the ashes and urn can be buried to return to nature, while the charm is removed and kept close as a lasting keepsake.
Patentes: Pending Patent Application No. 2024-125606, DAINICHIDO Inc., Japan
Trademark (2024) DAINICHIDO Inc., Japan
Membros da Equipa: Designer : Paul Heredia
Designer : Hiromi Komiyama
Créditos de Imagem: Image #1: Photographer Tatsuya Tabii, 2024.
Image #2: Photographer Tatsuya Tabii, 2024.
Image #3: Photographer Tatsuya Tabii, 2024.
Image #4: Photographer Tatsuya Tabii, 2024.
Image #5: Photographer Tatsuya Tabii, 2024.