이룸ERUM
The hands that make the color.
From mineral pigment import and processing to formulation, dedicated pan design and production. We turn an understanding of traditional materials into paints for today.
OUR STORY / ERUM & IRUMBER
Rooted in tradition. Made for today.
We believe the colors of traditional painting belong in the hands of today’s creators. Erum makes the materials. IRUMBER opens a new way to experience them.
FROM A STONE TO A BRUSHSTROKEThe color that becomes your own.
Six mineral watercolors, ready for a brush and water. A brand for discovering grain, layering color and making room for your own expression.
KOREAN PAINTING / LINE & COLOR
KOREAN HERITAGE / THE FOUNDER
Rooted in Korean heritage. Bringing traditional color into today.
Ha-jin KimMosagong No. :012521
- CULTURAL HERITAGE REPAIR / MOSAGONG
- Mosagong is the field of reproducing paintings and calligraphy. It involves making a reproduction based on the original work.
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We respect the lines, colors and materials of traditional Korean painting. Drawing on experience importing and processing seokchae, we develop formulations, dedicated pans and production methods to bring traditional mineral color into today's creative practice.
UNTIL STONE BECOMES COLORIt felt like a waste for this color to stay inside museums. So I set it by hand, one pan at a time, and brought it to your desk.
THE MAKING OF IRUMBER
Behind every color, a thoughtful process.
From a raw mineral to the paint on your brush. A closer look at the work that brings IRUMBER to life.
01 / MATERIAL & FORMULATION
It begins with the material.
From importing and processing mineral pigments to ball milling and traditional levigation. Erum refines the grain to 400–500 mesh and establishes the formulation and manufacturing process for six mineral watercolors.
RAW MATERIAL → LEVIGATION → FORMULATION
02 / FORM & FUNCTION
Tradition, held in your hand.
A pan inspired by the shape of a Korean inkstone. Five motifs — lotus, dokkaebi, landscape, roof tile and norigae — meet a curved surface designed around the angle of a brush.
FIVE TRADITIONAL MOTIFS / A BRUSH-FRIENDLY CURVE
03 / TEST & REFINE
Made better, brushstroke by brushstroke.
Prototype feedback from East Asian painting majors, traditional painters and studios informs improvements to color and handling. We connect the knowledge of a material to the experience of painting with it.
ARTISTS & STUDIOS / PROTOTYPE FEEDBACKRaw material analysis & development records
Development details are documented in the October 2026 company profile. ED-XRF analysis of raw stones was carried out by the Korea Polymer Testing & Research Institute in July 2026. Raw-material analysis is not a safety certification of the finished product.
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