Strumming the stairway to heaven: A visitor examines the strings on a coffin shaped like a guitarReuters
Strumming the stairway to heaven: A visitor examines the strings on a coffin shaped like a guitarReutersA casket shaped like a lion may, possibly, be the king of the coffinsReutersIn the lap of luxury: A man takes a look at coffin that has been designed to resemble a Mercedes carReutersGet your skates on: A man ponders the possibilities of a skateboard-shaped coffinReutersDeath by chocolate: A woman examines the interior of a coffin shaped like a cocoa podReutersThe sky's the limit: A visitor walks past a coffin shaped like a planeReutersClearing out: A woman peeks into a coffin shaped like a skipReutersNo more pirouettes: A coffin has been fashioned into the shape of a ballet slipperReuters
An exhibition at London's Southbank Centre is showcasing bizarre coffins, with designs including a skateboard, a guitar and a ballet slipper.
The exhibition, Boxed: Fabulous Coffins from UK and Ghana, runs at the Southbank Centre until 29 January, in conjunction with a three-day festival devoted to exploring death and how people deal with it.
The unusual designs have been created by the Nottingham company Crazy Coffins and the Ghana workshop of Paa Joe, which is located in the Akwapim Hills, northeast of the capital Accra.
Other eccentrically designed caskets on exhibit are shaped like a giant pineapple, a skip and a lion.
