SADA SPACE (sada meaning “now” in Croatian) is a practice by Ejla Miletić that moves between design, craft and ritual. Each piece is both object and process. Hand-formed in beeswax, the work dives into the intangible, impermanent space of time through sculptural candles. The pieces are meant to change with time: to sag, to stain and finally to disappear; turning a functional object into a temporal sculpture, making time itself a part of the design. The sculptural candle also serves as a proposition, a quiet gesture of shared presence and kinship.
The Nature Series draws on beeswax, stone and clay to echo the natural world, with each piece corresponding to its chosen surface. Together, they offer not permanence but becoming, inviting us to witness the marks time leaves in its passing.
The Wonky Series leans into the awkwardness of things not going according to plan. The asymmetry holds its own presence and poetry. These candles are a reminder that perfection is often a kind of erasure of precisely what we find the most human.
SADA space arose from a desire to reclaim autonomy over time. Rooted in the meditative experiences, the work explores how our perception of time shapes emotional and mental well-being, creating spaces for contemplation and healing. At the heart of the practice is a commitment to bringing awareness and balance to a world in constant motion, leveraging the ephemeral nature of a candle to capture time’s passage in tangible form.
SADA space participated in
Dutch Design Week 2025
Vienna Design Week 2025
Milan Design Week 2025
SADA space appeared in
Falter
Vogue Adria