Nicholas Mosse Pottery

Welcome to Nicholas Mosse Pottery 

We would love to show you around our beautiful old mill. Our pottery is 44 years old now, but it sits on the shoulders of my family who have been millers here in Bennettsbridge since 1840.

The artisans who work at the pottery are all local and trained in-house to make, or ‘throw’, the pottery shapes and to decorate them. Many have been with us since the very beginning and now even some of their children work with us, so it’s a real family affair and a testament to the richness of rural life in Ireland.

- Nicholas Mosse

OUR STORY | UNIQUE TABLEWARE FOR THE JOY OF SERVING AND SHARING FOOD

Our purpose and our passion is making beautiful tableware that gets used every day. Tableware that looks beautiful, feels good in your hands and is tough enough for everyday use.

To us, Nicholas Mosse is more than just a business - it’s a love affair. We pour unending love and care into all that we make. We believe this creates unique and usable tableware that emanates the love we put into it, so that it enhances the joy of serving and sharing food. We believe that Nicholas Mosse helps add ‘a little something’ to every occasion whether it’s a quiet cup of tea, a family meal or special family gathering. We believe this is why our pottery means so much to the people that use it.

To us, Nicholas Mosse is more than just a business - it’s a love affair. We pour unending love and care into all that we make.

OUR CRAFT
We love our craft. We believe what is made with love and care emanates love and care. That is the essence of what Nicholas Mosse is about, that’s what we truly believe, and that, we believe, is why this pottery means so much to people. Nick and his team, still to this day, make every single piece of pottery we produce by hand.

We apply our patterns using an age old tradition dating back to the 18th century. Using cut sponges, we individually sponge dab the patterns onto each piece of pottery. In fact every piece of Nicholas Mosse undergoes a 20 step, handmade process. and Nick personally trains every individual decorator that works at Nicholas Mosse.

Nick and his team, still to this day, make every single piece of pottery we produce by hand. We apply our patterns using an age old tradition dating back to the 18th century.

OUR MILL
We know we are privileged to live and work in a place as beautiful and natural as Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland. We love the old mill where we work. Steeped in history, Nick and Susan purchased the Mosse family mill and lovingly restored its hydro electrical power to fire the pottery. Despite it burning to the ground in 1985, Susan and Nick determinedly restored it to its former glory and it continues to be the hub and engine of Nicolas Mosse pottery.

WHERE IT BEGAN
Our love affair with pottery began over 55 years ago when Nick Mosse, the son of a flour merchant, was captivated by the sensuous beauty of clay and its possibilities aged 7!

Honing his craft for many years under the stewardship of talented potters in Harrow, England, Nick developed a genuine passion for clay, devoted to shaping pieces that felt beautiful.

He met, married and fell in love with an American Botanical artist, who had been drawn to Ireland by her love of the Irish countryside and the beauty of the Burren, Co. Clare.

Drawn together by their craft and their shared love of nature, in 1976, Nick and Susan, based in a small shed on the Mosse family land in Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny, formed their family business Nicholas Mosse Pottery. Four decades on, their business and their passions have endured.

Our love affair with pottery began over 55 years ago when Nick Mosse, the son of a flour merchant, was captivated by the sensuous beauty of clay and its possibilities aged 7!

OUR DESIGN
Susan Mosse, the artist, is the creative force behind each original and distinctive pattern. The botanical artist takes inspiration from the hedgerows and wildflowers that surround her in the stunning countryside of Bennettsbridge and from her now famous Kilfane garden which is open to the public. Producing just one new pattern a year, Susan works in the peace and tranquility of her studio in Bennettsbridge. Pouring copious amounts of love and care into each design, she develops and works up her patterns using sketches.

Once a pattern is developed, Nick and his team adapt it to over 60 shapes. Early designs are put into the seconds shop and tested on customers. People use notepads to leave their response to test designs. They listen and sometimes designs don’t make the cut. New ranges are typically launched early in the year.

Producing just one new pattern a year, Susan works in the peace and tranquility of her studio in Bennettsbridge.

CONTACT US TODAY

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Eshop and Shop inquiries

Phone: +353 56 7727505

Email: eshop@nicholasmosse.com

Wholesale inquiries: Karen Somers

Email: karensomers@nicholasmosse.com

Phone: +353 56 7727105