# Floral Gravestones The Johan Kauppi 'Luohkkas' Keeps You Eco-Friendly in the Afterlife By Michael Hines | Published 2010-10-27 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/johan-kauppi References: [fastcodesign](http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662559/sad-but-sustainable-a-gravestone-that-makes-room-for-new-life) & [wethink.se](http://www.wethink.se/) Johan Kauppi is a Swedish designer who is attempting to make graveyards greener with his unique gravestones. Dubbed 'Luohkkas,' these gravestones contain a hole big enough to [plant a small tree](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sanctum-of-trees) in. Johan Kauppi's 'Luohkkas' are made out of [magnetite](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/h2er), making them light enough to be installed by any average joe and ultimately alleviating the need for professional installment. An [eco-friendly headstone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funeral-for-a-tree) that encourages the planting of a tree sounds like a winner to me. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.9/10 - Popularity: 51% | Activity: 29% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Eco-friendly Headstones:** Opportunity for companies to innovate and design more sustainable, less wasteful options for memorials and graveyards. - **DIY Memorial Installment:** Potential for businesses to develop more convenient and accessible methods for individuals to install and upkeep memorials. - **Green Burial Movement:** Growing trend and market for sustainable and environmentally conscious burial options, creating opportunities for businesses to cater to this niche audience. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Funeral Services:** Opportunity to offer more eco-friendly, customizable and accessible options for memorials and burials. - **Home Improvement:** Potential to create products and services that allow individuals to easily install and maintain permanent fixtures, like memorials, in their homes or gardens. - **Landscaping:** Growing demand for sustainable and eco-friendly landscaping practices and products in cemeteries and other green spaces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Biodegradable Burial Caskets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loop-biotech.md) - [Tree-Covered Vertical Mausoleum](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hollywood-forever-cemetery.md) - [3D-Printed Ecological Funeral Reefs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/resting-reefs.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) - [Expandable Spherical Monolithic Urns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urna-project.md) - [Commemorative Urn Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/commemorative-urn.md) - [Design-Forward Funerary Urn Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funerary-urn.md) - [Reflective Memorial Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sanctum-of-trees.md)