SADA SPACE (sada meaning “now” in Croatian) is a practice that moves between design, craft and ritual. Each piece is both object and process. Hand-formed beeswax dives into the intangible, impermanent space of time. The sculptural candles capture time’s passage in tangible form. They sag, stain, and finally, disappear; turning a functional object into a temporal sculpture, making time itself a visible part of the design.
The Nature Series draws on beeswax and stone to echo the natural world, with each piece corresponding to its chosen surface of support.
These two materials when combined highlight becoming, rather than static existing, inviting us to witness the marks time leaves in its passing.
These two materials when combined highlight becoming, rather than static existing, 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 need to reclaim autonomy over time. Simultaneously a personal meditative practice of making,
and an offer to others to sit still with yourself. How does our perception of time shapes emotional and mental well-being? How to balance constant motion leveraging the ephemeral nature of a candle?
SADA space participated in:
Dutch Design Week 2025
Vienna Design Week 2025
Milan Design Week 2025
Falter (in German)
Vogue Adria (in Croatian)
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