Sam Songailo's Zen Garden is far different from what you might expect from such a name. It's been designed indoors under fluorescent lighting and executed with man-made media as opposed to organic matter. There is absolutely no green within this space and the experience of being inside of it is certainly not calming; nevertheless, it's completely enthralling.
This psychedelic scene can be found in Adelaide, Australia's Fontanelle Gallery as a dynamic treatment to stark white walls and floors. Rock-like masses were positioned at random across the ground and black paint makes up the most mesmerizing part of the room. Mimicking the raked-sand pattern from Japanese gardens, Sam Songailo's Zen Garden features zigzagging lines that extend and bend sharply to captivate the observer completely.
Entrancing Contemporary Interiors
Songailo's Zen Garden Turns Landscaping Inside-Out and Trippy
Trend Themes
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Industry Implications
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