A digital arboretum of inflated sculptures
Each specimen is a unique inflated sculpture — hover to squeeze, click to explore.
namu.land is a digital arboretum where Korean native trees are reimagined as inflated 3D sculptures. Each specimen is rendered purely with CSS — no images, no 3D libraries — just gradients, shadows, and rounded forms that breathe.
namu.land explores the intersection of Korean botanical heritage and inflated 3D aesthetics. Each tree species native to the Korean peninsula is reinterpreted as a tactile, pressurized form — as if the forest itself were made of soft vinyl.
The word “나무” (namu) means tree. It’s one of the first words Korean children learn. Here, we give it new dimension — literally. Every canopy is a sphere. Every trunk is a cylinder. Every shadow is a soft ellipse. The forest becomes a playground.
Explore the inflated characteristics of each tree in our collection.
The Korean Red Pine — symbol of resilience and longevity. Its inflated form features elongated canopy spheres stacked vertically, mimicking the species’ characteristic tiered branching pattern.
A living fossil — the ginkgo’s fan-shaped leaves become a golden dome. Its inflated sculpture captures autumn’s transformation with warm gradient spheres.
Korea’s beloved cherry blossom — rendered in soft pink gradients with multiple overlapping canopy spheres that suggest the ephemeral cloud of spring petals.
The Japanese Maple, widespread across Korean mountains. Its compact, rounded inflated form captures the dense, layered canopy of autumn reds and oranges.
Korea’s village guardian tree. Often centuries old, the zelkova’s wide-spreading canopy is rendered as broad, overlapping inflated domes — a green cumulus cloud.
Not technically a tree but an essential part of the Korean landscape. Its inflated form is tall and slender — twin puffy cylinders with compact canopy clusters.