When you die, would you like to be waste or compost? It’s not the gentlest of conversation starters, but it’s a question that fascinates Dutch designer Bob Hendrikx.
He’s the founder of Loop, the startup that makes the Living Cocoon coffin. Designed by Hendrikx, each one is formed of mycelium, the densely woven mat of fibres that forms the underground-dwelling part of fungi.
Each coffin takes just a …