Individual gravestones with a slot for letters and memories – designed, manufactured and installed from the Black Forest.
allive GmbH
Freudenstadt · OffenburgNew on Amplifa
About allive
allive develops and manufactures individual gravestones and places of remembrance, including its own product allivestone: a modern gravestone with an integrated insertion slot into which relatives can place letters, thoughts and small keepsakes. The service portfolio includes free consultation, individual design and drafts, handling of the gravestone application including coordination with cemetery administration and authorities, production, and on-site installation via a partner network. Products are made from natural stone, Corten steel and elements such as clay lines; every gravestone is sustainably crafted in the Black Forest. Customers are private individuals and families in Germany as well as cemetery administrations in the context of new cemetery concepts. The sites in Freudenstadt and Offenburg combine exhibition, office and production. Following media recognition (ntv, ZDF, Süddeutsche Zeitung) and orders across Germany, the company is committed to a modern culture of farewell and remembrance.
- Site
- Freudenstadt
- Processes
- Individual gravestone manufacturing (stonemasonry craft, allivestone), Gravestone installation on site (with partner network), Individual gravestone design/draft (consultation, drafts), Free consultation meetings, Individual gravestone design/drafts, Gravestone application and formalities (coordination with cemetery administration/authorities), Production in the Black Forest, On-site installation
- Materials
- Natural stone, Corten steel, Anthracite-coloured base stone (natural stone), Clay (clay line), Clay
- Founded
- 2023 (GbR)
- Industries
- Funeral industry, Gravestone/stonemasonry craft, Culture of remembrance
- 01
Consultation
- 02
Design/draft
- 03
Gravestone application & formalities
- 04
Production in the Black Forest
- 05
On-site installation
- 06
Support
Materials & Design
Natural stone
Main material of the gravestones, among other things as an anthracite-coloured base stone.
Corten steel
Weather-resistant steel for modern, projecting elements on gravestone stelae.
Clay
Used for playful detail elements such as the inset clay line.
Sites
Freudenstadt
DEExhibition/office and production site
- Lot size
- One-off pieces
- Materials
- Natural stone, Corten steel, clay
Offenburg
DEExhibition/office and production site
- Lot size
- One-off pieces
- Materials
- Natural stone, Corten steel, clay
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual gravestone manufacturing (stonemasonry craft, allivestone)Assembly | – | – | – | 1 | Natural stone, Corten steel, Clay |
| Gravestone installation on site (with partner network)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Natural stone |
| Individual gravestone design/draft (consultation, drafts)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Natural stone, Corten steel |
Additional services
History
- 2019
Tim Busam and Dominik Arnold begin their studies in Ravensburg; first ideas on remembrance culture
- 2021
Start of development of the allivestone
- 09/2022
Bachelor thesis; the idea for allive and allivestone emerges
- 04/2023
Founding of allive Arnold & Busam GbR
- 10/2023
Patent protection and first trade fair appearances
- 06/2024
Market launch of the allivestone
- 01/2026
Founding of allive GmbH
- 03/2026
Media presence (ntv, ZDF, Süddeutsche Zeitung) and orders across Germany
- 2026
Exhibitor at BEFA Düsseldorf for the first time; Mario Benz becomes Managing Director, four shareholders
- 2027
Planned pilot project at Haus Garten Freizeit Leipzig with VPV (allive as patron)