Interview with Mood Works - Karina Snuszka & Dorota Kuc
Mood Works - Karina Snuszka & Dorota Kuć architectural Studio specializes in interior design, which stands out by the highest quality, attention to detail and the ability to creatively respond to the…
Designer Interview
24 April 2017
Our studio is based on the experience of our two leading architects: myself and Dorota Kuć. We are both certified architects and graduates of Poznań University of Technology. Furthermore we were scholars of Politecnico di Milano and Universita di Perugia and gained our professional experience in companies in Europe and United States. We were born to be interior designers.
Mood Works is Poland's leading interior design practice. We are known for servicing the most demanding clients, who look for top tailored interior design service. We are involved in top residential projects, but at the same time do a lot of fashion dedicated projects. More recently we are dynamically expanding into business spaces like offices.
For us the design is a manifestation of one's character and lifestyle. The design is good when compliant with investor's or owner's specifics.
We love fashion therefore we like working on fashion related projects. We designed flagship stores of majority of Poland's leading fashion designers.
Our favourite designs are those that involve original art. We always tend to incorporate artworks into the canvas of the design. According to us art always upgrades the quality of the space.
We started with private apartments.
We like to work with natural materials: wood, stone, metals. We use a lot of brass. Selection of lights is also extremely important to us.
The beginning of the design process is always the most challenging and creative time, altough you have to stay alert all the time until the projects reaches its finish. Only then you can be sure that the outcome is exactly the same as designed.
Floor and walls coverings, material and ligthing selection - we spend a lot of time on moodboards to find a perfect one.
Joy and excitement. We just love to design!
We are very happy and proud, of course.
Being consequent and sticking to the agreed vision.
The layout of the space and the allocation of function is equally important as styling: colours and materials.
From our point of view it is important to deliver design, which is timeless and as such may last longer. It is also important to be compliant with historical aspects of the building or space.
It is getting very multisciplinary. It also should reflect the evolution of lifestyle of the end-user.
As interior designer we don't necessarily exhibit our own works. We are rather involved in organising exhibitions of other people's work.
We travel a lot. Observing the world, the diversity of cultures, beliefs, the people is always very inspiring.
Our design motto is: "The art of interior design". It is a good representation of our idea of the designer's work. We always strive for perfection and tend to go extra mile to find perfect solution for our client and for our design.
We live in Warsaw, Poland's capital city although we came there from various places. We are cosmopolitan as far as the design is concerned and patriotic as far as the art is concerned. We always promote artworks of Polish contemporary artists. We enjoy living in the centre of Europe and being able to mingle both western and eastern european themes.
It is always a complex process which requires a lot of discussions to fully understand the formal requirements, but also company's culture and values.
The best case is to identify the designer, who shares company's values. It also helps when all stakeholders are initially involved in the process of defining the design objectives. Everyone should have an opportunity to express its requirements and needs.
We always start we the client, who is in the very centre of the design process. Initially we talk a lot about the lifestyle, functions, layout and about the general impression the interior should make. Then we start working on moodboards and materials selection. After the general assumptions are agreed we get to the drawing and rendering phase.
We are art and objects collectors. Our favourite items are artworks, mainly polish contemporary art, but also ceramics and fancy designer lighting.
We are very busy. Our working hours are: 11-19. Up to 3 o'clock p.m we usually meet with the existing or new clients to discuss the design or current works; later in the afternoon and up to evening we work on project management; we sit with our team and go through the drawings and renderings.
Be bold. Stay true to yourself and be ready to defend your vision. Only then you will succeed. And work hard of course. Hard work pays.
We love our job so we don't focus on negatives. The positives are obvious. You can realise your visions and see them come to life. Each new client is a new story. There is always something going on. We are never boried!
Colours, fine, natural materials and original art are our winning combo.
Listening to the clients and providing them with a unique design developed especially for them.
Obviously we use the spectre of the software like AutoCAD, 3ds Max, V-ray, etc.
Our main source of inspiration are journeys, industry trade fairs like Maison&Objet or Salone del Mobile, art exhibitions.
Our main source of inspiration are journeys, industry trade fairs like Maison&Objet or Salone del Mobile, art exhibitions.
We are very organised. We split each day into tasks. We are also supported by team of coworkers, who are allocated to different projects to make our life easier.
In our case the design process may last from several months to over a year, when the design is very complex or refers to a historical facility.
We are frequently asked about design inspirations and how we came up with a given solution.
Large private residence "In The Trees" located in Poland's most prestigious residental area of Konstancin-Jeziorna, which was recently featured in Braun Publishing "Posh & Proud" globally distributed album presenting most stunning interior designs worldwide.
We work for high-profile businessmen, fashion designers, international companies like large law firms or mass-media companies, but also for building developers.
We like to work in a historical space, where there is a need to restore historical aspects of the space like ceiling trims, original windows, doors, floors...
We are ready to expand our business internationally and become a global interior designer company.
We work in a team of two leading architects. We are supported by team of 4 architects and designers and additional administrative staff.
We are working on several spectacular office interiors for Warsaw's headquarters of renowned international companies. Once finished they will be fantastic!
We can be accessed via our website: www.moodworks.pl; e-mail and phone presented on the website.