The story
Founded by Katrina Spade in 2017.1
Private company
Recompose
Logo: Recompose, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Death care company based in Seattle1
Recompose is a public benefit corporation founded by designer and death care advocate Katrina Spade in 2017, building upon her 2014 non-profit organization Urban Death Project. Recompose is a Washington state based company offering a death care service to convert human bodies into soil through a process known as natural organic reduction, or human composting.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
2017Founded1
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Recompose is a public benefit corporation founded by designer and death care advocate Katrina Spade in 2017, building upon her 2014 non-profit organization Urban Death Project. Recompose is a Washington state based company offering a death care service to convert human bodies into soil through a process known as natural organic reduction, or human composting.2
Leadership
Who has led Recompose, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderKatrina Spade1
Timeline
- 2017Founded Founded1
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataRecompose on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRecompose on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsRecompose logo by Recompose, Public domain