We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Tinne Debruijne about their original and creative Ashurn design work. Tinne Debruijne is an award-winning industrial designer, that makes our world a better place with their original ashurn works.
Tinne Debruijne ("TD") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Unspoken words Ashurn. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
TD : Saying goodbye to someone precious. The pain The sadness The sudden absence and total void. Unanswered questions and fear of the unknown. "I still have so much to tell you."
TD : The focus is on the ‘unspoken words’ in this collection of urns, through which those left behind have the chance of giving the deceased a last message. Unsaid. Unexpressed. Words, feelings, promises. Now brought to life in the intimacy of this piece of art. The portrait distinguishes the identity of the receptacle containing the ashes. A lasting and personal manner to remind those who have meant so much to us.
TD : Selling internationally and establishing a broad network.
TD : 13 years from 1st idea to complete quality production and finding good partners.
TD : It grew from a personal experience, in which a young woman's sorrow and the words ‘there is so much I still want to tell you’ had such a deep impact on me and moved me to the very core. I started designing a range of personalised urns to yet capture these words soon after.
TD : I work together with '3dmatic' to produce the urns. I keep all copyrights in every stage of the design and production.
TD : A personal experience of loosing a beloved one made me search for a more personalized and more beautiful ash urn. I discovered that there is a huge demand from funeral companies for contemporary designs. They need new and modern ideas. Most of the urns look the same and lack creativity and design. My urns are about celebrating someone's life.
TD : No, no other designers influenced my work.
TD : People who want something precious, personalized, a beautiful piece of art for there beloved one.
TD : This design is completely personalized. These last words between the deceased and the people left behind. In Belgium and in other parts of Europe people want to have the ash urn at the ceremony itself. 3D printing technology makes it possible to be there since we can print in a couple of hours. So, emotionally it's very important to be present at the funeral, it helps in the mourning process.
TD : UNSPOKEN WORDS: The focus is on the ‘unspoken words’ in this collection of urns, through which those left behind have the chance of giving the deceased a last message. Unsaid. Unexpressed. Words, feelings, promises. Now brought to life in the intimacy of this piece of art. The portrait distinguishes the identity of the receptacle containing the ashes. A lasting and personal manner to remind those who have meant so much to us.
TD : First I just used paper and pencil. Later on I used Illustrator and my wheel to develop and research the right proportions and techniques.
TD : Personalization and the simple double shape, it creates a space of intimacy where all the tenderness and love that those who remain feel for the departed person is modestly expressed.
TD : In the final design I worked together with 3Dmatic to develop a sustainable and faster technique.
TD : Fast delivery of personalized design. A handmade design takes up to 4 to 6 weeks to deliver and this was for a lot of people a showstopper which made them choose for mass produced (unpersonalized) designs. With 3d printing the urn can be present at the ceremony.
TD : The quality of my design is very high and there is a huge demand for contemporary urns, coffins and services in the funeral world. My work is an excellent combination of personalization, design and technique.
TD : I learned that at one point you need to get connected with the right people with the same mindset. As a designer and artist, at a certain point, you need to trust others that can be a extra value to your project, still staying true to your identity.
