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Our Story

Mount Moss is a multidisciplinary plant design studio based in Athens, Greece, founded by Lida Diamantopoulou. Specializing in bespoke terrariums and miniature indoor landscapes, the studio draws on Lida’s diverse background.

Originally from Athens, Lida studied fashion design abroad, earning a master’s degree from the London College of Fashion. After working with fashion brands in London and Germany, she returned to Athens in 2019, where her growing interest in indoor plants blossomed into a passion for terrarium making.

Mount Moss creations are inspired by the Greek landscape, with a special focus on its forests. The studio offers quality terrariums, workshops, and bespoke services, including custom designs for interior projects. Committed to sustainability, Lida cultivates her own plants and moss, ensuring that her creations are both aesthetically pleasing and environmentally responsible. Through Mount Moss, she seeks to reconnect city dwellers with nature, highlighting the calming and therapeutic benefits of terrarium making.

What Is a Terrarium

Closed terrariums are miniature ecosystems, under glass, that create their own water cycle.
They are self-sufficient, meaning they can sustain themselves with very little effort and intervention by recreating many of the world’s natural cycles.
Terrariums are as complex as our nature. Once they establish themselves and adjust to their environment  they can go on for years.
Please advise our care page, for all care related information about your terrarium.

What happens during daytime

Plants keep themselves nourished due to photosynthesis. Leaves absorb carbon dioxide to produce energy in the form of glucose and release oxygen. Adequate light is vital for this cycle.

What happens during nightime

During respiration, the plants absorb oxygen in the atmosphere and release carbon dioxide and water vapor. This is why at night you will notice water condensate on the walls of the glass container. This water trickles down to the soil, to be reabsorbed by the roots and used again for photosynthesis.