About Us

Inspired by the sea and landscape of Ireland The Mood Designs is a ceramic business based in County Mayo, in the west of Ireland. Run by a couple Ella and Lukasz Szczerbak, this home-based studio mirrors the Irish Sea, landscape and weather. The natural desire to tame and become part of nature provides them with unending motivation.
As their pieces are inspired by the ever-changing sea, landscape and weather, a clay medium allows them to immortalize a moment in otherwise fluid creativity. Each hand finished product is unique and has its own variations, while still being part of a larger collection.

Our home and studio are surrounded by much of the scenery which inspires our work. Croagh Patrick lies to the west of us. Curving round the north of Clew Bay are the Hills of Achill, their colours changing with the seasons. Closer by we have the tracks that lead in to the cut-away bogs, which are covered in rushes and standing water when the soft rain falls over Ireland. The light continually changes here with the movement of the clouds and reflections from the sea. This stunning scenery inspires most of our ideas which we incorporate into our ceramics; the mountains are reflected in the shape of the bowls and our unique glaze and use of glass mirrors the colours we see around us. To date, The Mood Designs has two collections: the Sea range and the Rain range. Each hand finished product is unique and has its own variations, while still being part of a larger collection.