Sarah Nedovic’s READYMADE for Melbourne Design Week

This Melbourne Design Week, we welcomed READYMADE, a unique light installation by local artist, Sarah Nedovic. Having first established herself as a ceramic artist, Sarah now works across multiple mediums, investigating the intersection of materials, light and form.

Hanging from our wine bar’s ceiling, READYMADE, is composed of three separate pendants in parallel. Each made by local Coburg North glass blower, Ruth Allen,  the manufacturing of these pendants is a nod to our building's industrial past, a crucial element in the design identity for Marion itself. Our architect, Iva Foschia, who helped Sarah with READYMADE, wanted to create a wine bar that felt lived in and would wear the marks of our many guests over our lifetime. READYMADE is symbolic of this. Not only is Sarah’s design sympathetic to our space, but it’s also made from many wine bottles drunk and enjoyed by our guests this past summer.

As such, glass bottles have found a new life here at Marion Wine Bar. As Sarah says. “this transformative process reflects a commitment to environmental responsibility, breathing new purpose into materials that would otherwise be discarded. What makes these fixtures truly exceptional is the circular process, a homecoming of sorts”.

READYMADE is perfectly imperfect as the handmade nature of the blown-glass pendants ensures they slightly vary. It’s an echo of Iva’s original vision, representing the alchemy of the way objects change as they are used over time, reflecting a timestamp of use.  As Iva says, it’s this togetherness that simply can’t be “magicked into design.”