# Cremains Crosses Alex Lynch Preserves a Lost One's Memory With Art in His 'Eternal Cross' Cr By Annie Ho | Published 2010-07-10 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alex-lynch References: [windsong-memorials](http://www.windsong-memorials.com/) Alex Lynch lost an important person in his life and was left with a box of cremains. Not wanting to just throw the [cremains away](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loop-biotech), Lynch came up with a creative way to preserve his loved one -- through art. Alex Lynch came up with the idea of using the ashes and [hand-crafting them into a cross](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/light-into-darkness). With the link provided, you can actually request your own ‘Eternal Cross’ and keep the memories of your loved one without throwing their remains away. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 56% | Activity: 21% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Memorial Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new ways to preserve and honor loved ones through artistic expressions using their remains. - **Personalized Keepsakes:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop unique and customizable products that allow individuals to hold onto the memories of their loved ones. - **Creative Funeral Services:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Offer alternative funeral services that focus on personalized and meaningful ways to remember and celebrate the departed. ### Where This Applies - **Funeral Services:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce innovative services and products to the funeral industry that cater to the changing needs and preferences of consumers. - **Art and Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with artists and designers to create meaningful and customized memorial pieces that bring comfort and solace to grieving individuals. - **Personalized Gifts:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Tap into the growing market of personalized gifts by offering unique and sentimental options for individuals to commemorate the memory of their loved ones. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Commemorative Urn Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/commemorative-urn.md) - [3D-Printed Ecological Funeral Reefs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/resting-reefs.md) - [Post-Mortem Pet Projectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cirius-beam-projector.md) - [AI-Powered Virtual Memorials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-memorials.md) - [Expandable Spherical Monolithic Urns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urna-project.md) - [Eco-Friendly Pet Tree Burial Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecofriendly-pet-tree-burial-kit.md) - [Design-Forward Funerary Urn Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funerary-urn.md) - [Mycelium-Made Biodegradable Urns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sail-funerary-urn.md) - [Biodegradable Pet Urns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paw-pods-1.md)