13 Nov 2024

A custom death, a custom coffin

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 13 November 2024

When we die, most of us will end up in a brown box, but the more eccentric among us may want something a little more ... them

That's why 15 years ago Ross Hall launched Dying Art, his business designing custom caskets that reflect the personality of the people who will eventually be laid to rest in them. 

Some he's created are truly out the gate - picture a Lego casket, a giant block of Dairy Milk chocolate, a sailboat complete with mast. 

Ross Hall talks to Jesse about Dying Art.

Some of the unique caskets made by Ross Hall's company Dying Art

Some of the unique caskets made by Ross Hall's company Dying Art Photo: SUPPLIED/ Ross Hall

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