A Victorian industry that dealt with the dead is getting a new lease of life as Newman Brothers Coffin Works gets transformed into a unique and unusual visitor centre. Birmingham’s famous Newman ...
In certain cultures, it’s customary for the dead to be buried with their possessions. For a change, how about being buried in your possessions instead? That’s the twist that William Warren put on his ...
It's being called coffin chic. In these days of downsizings and wallet crimpings, some folks with an eye on the bottom line are joining a hot (or perhaps cold) new trend: buying coffins and using them ...
Discover the art of multifunctional furniture with our unique tutorial on crafting a stylish bookshelf from a wooden coffin!
It is a kind of coffin-shaped furniture, and it is variously punitive furniture. Everything such as shelves and tables is in the shape of a coffin. It looks like a vampire house somehow. Details are ...
The Coffin Works were constructed in 1892 to the design of Richard Harley for Newman Brothers who were brass founders and manufactured metal coffin fittings in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter in the ...
Godfrey George writes about how coffin makers thrive despite being discriminated against and stereotyped as purveyors of death because of their trade For some weird reasons, a first-time walk to Mr ...