For many, death is an unsettling thing to think about, but not for the Swedish artist Margareta Magnusson, who passed away last week at the age of 91. In her 80s, she wrote, “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning,” a book that made the concept of “döstädning” an international buzz concept and brought many some inspiration for how to de-clutter as we age. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler spoke to Magnusson’s daughter, filmmaker Jane, who joined from Stockholm.
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