Second Nature Services — Studio
Second Nature Services is steered by Darren Mulianto a brand strategist shaped by stints at Local Remote (Taipei) and Foreign Policy (Singapore). We dig into brands — the seen, the unseen, the stuff that makes people care. Surface-level design? Not our game. We build from the inside out, because memory sticks when meaning does. Some of it has been recognised — The rest is still out there working. Design, after all, is just a second nature to all.
Our services
- Graphic Design
- Motion Design
- Creative Technologies
- Branding & Identity
- Art Direction
- Brand Strategy
- Packaging
- Website
- Exhibition & Events
- Spatial & Interior Design
Team
- Darren Mulianto (湯 慕恩), founder & leading designer — someone@secondnature.services @dar.muen
- Shou Chi Chen (中文名字), senior designer — shouchi@secondnature.services @dar.muen
- Ying Xuan Loh (中文名字), motion designer — yingxuan@secondnature.services @dar.muen
- Oumi Lai (中文名字), creative technologist — oumi@secondnature.services @dar.muen
- Niwei (中文名字), graphic designer — niwei@secondnature.services @dar.muen
- Anastasia (中文名字), studio manager — anastasia@secondnature.services @dar.muen
Features
- 2025 It’s Nice That
- 2025 AIGA Eye on Design
- 2024 Dezeen
- 2024 Designboom
- 2024 Wallpaper*
- 2023 Creative Review
- 2023 The Dieline
- 2022 Fonts In Use
- 2022 Slanted Magazine
- 2021 Behance Featured
Awards
- 2025 D&AD Pencil
- 2025 Type Directors Club
- 2024 ADC Annual Awards
- 2024 Tokyo TDC
- 2024 Red Dot: Brands & Comm.
- 2023 iF Design Award
- 2023 Golden Pin Design Award
- 2022 Design for Asia Awards
- 2022 Pentawards
- 2021 Brand New Awards
WHY "SECOND NATURE"
A college professor once planted an idea in my head that never left: good design shouldn’t be something you need to learn to understand. It becomes second nature for all people, across any background — a common tongue.
SNS usually stands for how people text each other, and I like that energy. Through design, we communicate. We reach out to the world. Design, after all, is just a second nature to all.
Naturally yours, DRN MLNTO
Contact
- TPE: 7, Lane 17, Alley 76, Section 2, Heping East Road, Taipei, Taiwan, +886 91714-1152
- SGP: 87 Hillview Avenue, 669623, Singapore, +65 9101-3772
- hello@secondnature.services