About us
What 'luxi' means
The word ‘luxi’ is the third form shared by two different Latin verbs: one meaning ‘to shine’ (luceo or lucesco), the other meaning ‘to mourn’ (lugeo).
We chose it because we think it captures fully and elegantly all of the complexity related to the intertwined topics of life, death and funerals, as well as it embraces how we think about our own role in supporting people in their planning for the last journey, which we see as a unique opportunity to celebrate the light of life.
What we do
Luxi Urns is a producer and a supplier of handcrafted, exquisite wooden urns, for both human and animal ashes. We work for you together with excellent people. It is the quality of these people that makes our urns so exceptional and truly unique.
With our products, we help funeral homes and crematories to complement their offering of cremation urns with premium products, as well as we help individuals to celebrate the light of life and say goodbye in an exceptional, dignified way.
Who we are
The Luxi Urns brand is owned by Polart Creative, a young organisation currently based in Poland and run by a Polish Brit, Krzysztof (Chris) Dawcewicz. We work for you together with excellent people. It is the quality of these people that makes our urns so exceptional and truly unique.
We are open to long-term co-operation with crematories and funeral parlours, located both in the EU and in the UK. We also work with individual clients worldwide.
Our values
Professionalism
If something is worth doing at all,
it is also worth doing it well.
This is what we expect
- first from ourselves.
Integrity
We do the right thing, even when nobody’s watching. We care about everyone we work with and whom our products ultimately serve.
These relationships are dear to us
and we look after them accordingly.
Reliability
We work tirelessly to support our clients and the bereaved. We keep our standards high, both with respect to our products and our ways of working.
About me
Krzysztof (Chris) Dawcewicz
Founder
People say that I’m an independent thinker, that’s how I got myself a second full-time job of a trusted advisor to a close circle of family and friends when it comes to important matters, where the path forward is unclear.
Personally, I think of myself as a connoisseur of beauty. I value integrity, reliability and a so-called job well done. I’m starting my business in Poland, but I’ve been around for a while already and I got to know the world a bit. As a Polish-British citizen, I’ve done a fair amount of travelling, working in various professions, countries/ cities and with multiple nationalities. This lifestyle by choice demands that I constantly search for that which works, that I continuously adapt to ever changing circumstances, people, requirements and situations. I’ve not been born with them, but I have developed some useful capabilities: a flexible approach, attentiveness and active listening.
I like meeting people in person, putting in the time and attention required, because I am convinced that good working relationships and effective co-operation cannot be built on unsteady foundations and taking advantage of one another.
About Luxi logo
When creating the logo for Luxi Urns, we built on the icon designed for Polart Creative (the brand owner). Doing it literally followed naturally from our metaphorical approach as we wanted to apply the same idea of bringing beauty to the world in response to, and as a mean of addressing, the deep need to celebrate the light of life, even in (or especially in) the darkest hour. So, the Polart Creative icon (see below) was confronted with its own shadow, as to represent two important things. Firstly, the constant presence in our loving memory of those we’ve lost in life, secondly, the constant struggle and the inevitable need to face death – both of those we loved and respected, as well as our own.
Polart logo symbolism
The Polart Creative logo story starts with Christopher’s admiration for a 15th century piece by Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus.
In particular, we want to be looking at the left side of the picture, where we see two winged deities, identified as Zephyros – the bringer of spring (the west wind) and most likely Aura – personified light breeze. Their joint effort in blowing at Venus, the symbol of beauty, is pictured with fine lines of air.
The hexagon in our logo represents the masculine effort in creation – strong and bold, while the circle, pictured lighter, as in Botticelli’s painting, represents the feminine side of the same effort – perhaps less visible, less obvious, but not less essential. The blowing breaths, which metaphorically bring beauty to the shore of our world, is represented in the logo with a golden arrow.
Why Luxi Urns?
Like most of you we have also experienced irretrievable and heart-breaking loss, grieved and tried to move on while keeping loved ones in our hearts. We know first-hand that the struggle is real and just how much worse it is made by the overwhelming helplessness when simply doing justice to their life seems the hardest thing to do. Has that last chapter not been difficult enough? Is even more adversity what you need at that time?
As you’re trying to fulfil your last duty with appropriate diligence, you shouldn’t be additionally saddened by the disappointingly wholesale, tasteless and garish options for a vessel to choose from. A lovingly-made, elegant closure should be easily available for you.
We strive for excellence when making our urns because we think quality is what it takes to properly celebrate the light of life at the difficult time when it’s lost. We hope that you will find it supportive and comforting – to know that the urn of your choice is one of a kind, fine item, carved by hand with love, care and attention, finished to a high standard worthy of your loved one.
All our raw materials come from trusted sources that impose no threat to the environment. By shopping with us you support independent craftsmen who work long and hard to help you express your love and devotion, and say your last goodbye in a truly exceptional, dignified way.
Thank you for wanting to celebrate life.
Thank you for choosing Luxi Urns to do so.