BUSINESSMAN DESIGNS, BUILDS OWN CASKET

MBABANE – It took only one day for businessman Ivan Patterson to design and build his own casket.

Patterson, who is the former owner of Cuba Nora Restaurant and Director of Ropa Trading (PTY) Ltd, does not want to be buried in a suit but prefers to be wrapped in linen when placed inside his casket, which cost him only E350.

The casket is made from shutter board wood, which was bought at Build It Hardware. It is covered with a beautiful multi-coloured textile fabric with a silk brown pillow. 

His motto is ‘less is more’, which simply means that the less you put or spend on something the more it becomes unique.
Patterson said while he waits for the day of his death to come, he will use his casket as a library.
He mentioned that he would store books inside until he gets called by the Lord.

“When I was born I arrived with nothing and when I die, I will leave with nothing,” he said in an interview.
Patterson said time was irrelevant as he might live for 100 years, but the most important thing was the idea of knowing how his coffin looks and for it not to be chosen by someone else.

The coffin was built last month by Patterson, who said he did not believe in fancy things.
“People go to the extremes when death strikes, emotions run high and they end up incurring unnecessary costs,” Patterson said.
He said the money spent on caskets was between E20 000 and E30 000, which could be used in more meaningful ways.

“Actually, those funds could cover university fees for someone for one year,” exclaimed Patterson.

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