Videos

Crazy Coffins Doing Bury Well At The Fundertakers

(part 1 of a 2 part documentary by Olivia Tilley)

From a small factory in Bulwell, Nottingham, Vic Fearn & Company Ltd dedicate their time to creating bespoke coffins.

Their work, alongside their mantra "the only limit is your imagination." has seen them create 'wooden tributes' such as Rolls-Royce cars, Narrow Boats, Wine Bottles and even pebbles, helping to ease peoples pain and change the way we think about death.

Made in Nottingham these coffins have captured not only attention but hearts across the globe.

Watch as Ursula Williams takes us through the history of the business, the public's reaction to Crazy Coffins and talks us through some of the company's most popular designs.

Crazy Coffins - A Phenomenon

(part 2 of a 2 part documentary by Matt Burley)

From a small factory in Bulwell, Nottingham, Vic Fearn & Company Ltd dedicate their time to creating bespoke coffins. Their work, alongside their mantra "the only limit is your imagination." has seen them create 'wooden tributes' such as Rolls-Royce cars, Narrow Boats, Wine Bottles and even pebbles, helping to ease peoples pain and change the way we think about death.

Made in Nottingham these coffins have captured not only attention but hearts across the globe.

In this concluding part, Crazy coffins director David Crampton talks us through the step by step process it takes to design and build a Crazy Coffin, the phenomenon surrounding the craft and shares the companies hopes for the future.

Olivia Tilley & Matt Burley

Here are two short documentary style features on Crazy Coffins made for a university project, one narrated by Ursula Williams looking at the company, the work we do, the exhibitions etc. and the other lead by David Crampton looking more at the production side of it, how the coffins are put together etc.