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Mul-deum

Mul-deum: A noun form meaning 'color seeps in'

Natural dyes applied to architectural elements. — © © Sunggon Moon

It explores natural dyes from local ecosystems as alternatives to chemical paints. Through experiments with plants, flowers, leaves, and soil, 20 dyes were developed and applied to architectural elements, exploring how their colors can be fused in.

Natural Hues

The Mul-deum project explores how we can extract natural dyes from local ecosystems and seamlessly integrate them into our daily spaces and objects. As biophilic design grows increasingly vital in architectural and spatial fields, this project proposes a sustainable alternative to chemical paints by demonstrating how these organic extracts can be applied to various spatial elements. Ultimately, it aims to show intuitively how these natural hues influence public emotion, fostering feelings of composure, calm, or vitality.

Color Experiments

Through experimentation with fallen leaves, flowers, plants, and soil, we have identified twenty distinct natural dyes that some expected and unpredicted. For instance, while fallen leaves yielded a deeply comforting brown, the Gerbera flower unexpectedly shifted from pink to green due to pH level variations depending on the application surface. These findings, along with accessible recipes based on my personal experience, are documented in a book.

Spatial Application

By applying three of these key colors to essential architectural elements such as a column, a wall, and a bench, I aim to transform how people perceive and interact with sustainable materials, presenting a tangible vision of how nature can coexist with modern interior spaces.

About Sunggon Moon

Sunggon Moon is a designer exploring how everyday spaces can create healthier and more meaningful experiences. He values the time people spend in their daily environments and believes that spaces can positively influence our emotions and well-being beyond their functional roles. His practice focuses on researching healthy and bio-based materials and applying them to architecture, interiors, and living objects, exploring new relationships between people, materials, and the natural environment.
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