Outside The Box Caskets

Art doesn't have to hang on a wall. Although our casket lids do look quite good on one.

A Graceful Undertaking took one of our caskets to the Dying Matters expo in Whangarei.

People didn't recognise it as a casket. They thought it was a piece of art.

In Jo's words: "We started to point it out more actively lol."

We may be doing too good a job of not looking like a casket.

Most cardboard caskets end up going one of two ways. Cheap and flimsy, boxy and flat, or dressed up to look like a traditional timber casket, hiding what they're actually made from.

We didn't want either. Our cardboard isn't off-the-shelf packaging material, it's made specifically for our caskets. The board, the colour, the print, they're all part of the design. We own the material, we don't hide it!

Outside The Box Caskets is officially up and running in the UK 🇬🇧
Have a look at the new UK website. It’s looking pretty good! 👌

Our new website is live.

We’re pleased to launch the UK home of Outside the Box Caskets.

Created to offer a modern alternative to the traditional coffin, Outside the Box combines design with simplicity, personalisation and a more considered approach to materials.

The new website brings together the story behind the range, the plain kraft and printed caskets, personalisation ideas, sustainability information and dedicated resources for funeral directors.

Created in New Zealand. Made in the UK.

Take a look:
www.outsidetheboxcaskets.co.uk

Gerald is fictional.
But if you know a man with strong opinions about mahogany, shiny handles and casket hardware, please do not send him this post.

Traditional caskets have a shape everyone recognises instantly. People in the funeral industry see it every day and probably don't notice it. But for most families, seeing that shape for the first time can be very confronting.

The comment we hear over and over is that our caskets have a nicer shape and are less scary. That reaction, again and again, is exactly why we designed it this way.