Artist Profile | MH Ceramics
Meet Ron Hellmann & Adi Mizrahi, partners in life and design, whose shared love of ceramics sparked a creative collaboration that blends beauty, function, and a deep appreciation for craft. Based in Los Angeles, the duo creates contemporary ceramic pieces for the home—objects designed to be lived with, touched daily, and cherished over time. With a lifelong instinct to make and a career that began in production design, Ron’s work is grounded in curiosity, craftsmanship, and a quiet desire to help people live more intentionally. Paired with Adi’s thoughtful eye for form and feeling, their work reflects a shared belief that the objects we live with should do more than serve a purpose—they should offer beauty, invite presence, and quietly enrich our daily lives.
Please enjoy their Interview.
Please share a little about your background and a summary of what you do.
Ron Hellmann, I’m a ceramic artist and owner of MH Studio. We design beautiful and functional ceramic items for the home.
What city are you currently living in?
Los Angeles CA
Where does your creativity come from?
I’ve always been a “maker”. Even as a child, I felt the need to create things – whether it was clothes, food, jewelry, or art… If I wanted something, I would figure out a way to make it myself. My mother was an artist and my father was an engineer and inventor, so that was always encouraged, but it wasn’t until taking a jewelry making class during my second year at university that I had the realization that I didn’t want to study medicine; I needed to find a way to make art for a living. The next semester, I dropped all my pre-med classes (without telling my parents) and re-enrolled in the arts program at my school. This led to a career in production design for TV and film.
Can you describe the moment or time when you knew that creating beautiful ceramics was what you wanted to do? How did your passion come to be?
I worked previously as a production designer for advertising and film, so I was always coming up with ideas for furniture or objects I wanted to have made. I had a design idea for a floor lamp and I asked a friend who was a potter if she could recommend someone to make it for me. She said, “You should just take a pottery class and make it yourself!” So that's where I started and quickly became obsessed with the medium.
What’s your favorite thing that you created?
My favorite thing I’ve ever created would have to be our six-year-old daughter! But in terms of art, I would have to say I’m very proud of our stash jar design. People really respond emotionally to them - they want to touch them, and they seem to make people happy!
What’s your favorite artwork? Or artist?
That’s a crazy question! I could never pick one favorite artist or work of art! I do love site-specific art pieces like the work of Andy Goldsworthy, Dan Flavin, or Doug Aitkin. Have you ever been to the Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas?
What kind of routines or rituals do you have?
Running a studio and parenting a six-year-old is pretty chaotic! There is always a fire to put out and a problem to deal with. So I think when you sit down at the wheel to create pottery, it’s really important to clear your mind and consciously take a moment to center yourself, be still, and breathe. If your mind isn't focused, it’s going to show in your work. That probably sounds very “California” of me, doesn’t it?
What are your thoughts on being an artist in today's world?
I think art helps us both to connect to and to convey our emotions. That’s so simple and important.
Is there a creative medium you would like to pursue but have not yet tried?
My family on my father’s side has been woodworkers going back many generations, and it’s something I’ve always wanted to explore.
Do you have any advice on how to be more creative? OR overcoming creative blocks?
Sometimes when I’m stuck, I look back at older work I’ve done or revisit a project or idea that I wasn’t happy with. I find that it can often spur me to approach it from a different direction and start to think about it differently.
I’ve learned that if I’m not satisfied with something, it’s better to put it away on a shelf for a while until I can see it again with fresh eyes and a new perspective.
What’s the best piece of advice you have ever been given?
“Make another.”
What are your guiding values when it comes to the work you do?
We love making useful things that are also beautiful. If an object we make is touched and used every day and brings a little happiness and pleasure to the user, then we have done our job!
