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MOSS WALL
The newest trend in biophilic interior design.
M
Moss wall is a fuss-free way to add a
natural element into your interiors.
(Source: trendspotinc.com)
oss walls are one of the latest and hugely
popular trends in interior design today. While
some people prefer plants in pots, others are
fascinated by the beauty of living walls and
ǀĞƌƟĐĂůŐĂƌĚĞŶƐƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞďĞĐŽŵĞƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ
ĚĠĐŽƌŝŶŽĸĐĞƐ͕ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐĂƌĞĂƐ͕ĂŶĚ
even in private homes.
 tŝƚŚĐŝƟĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞŐůŽďĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐŝŶŐƌĂƉŝĚŐƌŽǁƚŚ
ĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚĞĚďLJŚŝŐŚĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶ
‘concrete jungles’ feel more and more isolated from the nature world
ĂŶĚƚŚƵƐ͕ƚŚĞĚĞƐŝƌĞƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐŽŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚŶĂƚƵƌĞ
;ďŝŽƉŚŝůŝĂͿŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞŵŽƐƐǁĂůůƐƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚƐĂƟƐĨLJƚŚŝƐ
need.
 dŚĞƵƐĞŽĨŵŽƐƐǁĂůůƐŝŶŝŶƚĞƌŝŽƌĚĞƐŝŐŶǁĂƐĮƌƐƚŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚďLJĂ
ŐƌŽƵƉŽĨEŽƌǁĞŐŝĂŶĂƌƟƐƚƐƚĞŶLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽĂƚĂŶĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶŝŶŶŐůĂŶĚ͕
where a living moss wall in the form of a bed headboard was displayed.
dŚĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞǁĂLJŽĨƵƐŝŶŐĨŽƌĞƐƚŇŽƌĂďĞĐĂŵĞĂŶŝŶƐƚĂŶƚŚŝƚĂŶĚ
remained as a popular concept in interior design.
ADVANTAGES OF MOSS WALLS
Whereas green architecture is more associated with reducing the
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͕ďŝŽƉŚŝůŝĐĚĞƐŝŐŶŐŽĞƐĂƐƚĞƉ
further by trying to provide for our innate need to stay connected to
ƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůǁŽƌůĚ͘dŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐŽĨƵƐŝŶŐŵŽƐƐǁĂůůƐŝŶŝŶƚĞƌŝŽƌĚĞƐŝŐŶ
include:
ͻ DŽƐƐǁĂůůƐĂƌĞŵĂĚĞĨƌŽŵŵŽƐƐƚŚĂƚŝƐŚĂƌǀĞƐƚĞĚĂŶĚƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĚ
by replacing its moisture content with an environmentally friendly,
ŶŽŶͲƚŽdžŝĐ͕ďŝŽĚĞŐƌĂĚĂďůĞƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝƚƐŚĞĂůƚŚLJ
ůŽŽŬ͕ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐĚĞĐĂLJĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨbacteria and mould.
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Polarmoss attached on the wall.
(Source: homedit.com)