This is a 240-pencil set made from the carbon of cremated human remains. Each pencil is foil stamped with the name of the deceased.

Only one pencil can be removed at a time. You sharpen the pencil by putting it back in the box. The shavings then occupy the space of the used pencils. Over time the box fills with sharpenings — turning the box into a new urn (it’s filled with the shavings which are made from the cremation).

Not quite available at the undertaker/funeral director near you. Designed by Nadine Jarvis.

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