This Speculative Design Project Presents a More Sustainable & Empathetic Approach to Death

With the staggering amount of loss America has faced over the past year, you'd think our culture would be better equipped to handle death. Unfortunately, modern end-of-life practices are prohibitively expensive, overly clinical, and often difficult to access. Designer Aishwarya Janwadkar sees an emphasis on profit and a lack of empathy as the central flaws of these current models. "Many older adults living with a chronic life-threatening illness either do not receive any palliative care or...