Artist Biography

Ella Saddington is a researcher, artist and experimental designer based in Naarm/Melbourne. She works collaboratively with specialised craftspeople, artists, and designers to create one-of-a-kind or limited-edition functional artwork. Ella holds a particular fascination in traditional or historical applied arts and craft practices. In combining obsolete techniques with modern materials and processes, Ella challenges notions of innovative practices. Reimagining the intersection contemporary craftsmanship, art, and design within their work.

Her studio Cordon Salon, a studio that uses research, collaboration and experimentation as a method to speculate on alternative approaches to contemporary art, craft and design. Founded in 2018 the studio works across collectable furniture and object design, often focusing on overlooked, forgotten or ubiquitous processes and materials, in which re-imagined are shown again in a different light. Cordon Salon has developed work for local and international clientele and exhibited widely across Melbourne Design Week, Melbourne Design Fair, Sydney Design Week & Craft Contemporary. Exhibited at Sophie Gannon Gallery, Oigall Projects, Craft Victoria and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia as part of the History making exhibition Melbourne Now.