Arkadiusz Szwed gained experience in his craft through practice. At first, he spent six years as an assistant to one of the best contemporary Polish ceramists, Marek Cecuła (who he still considers as his master). He then worked with the Modus Design ceramic studio, founded by Cecuła, which collaborated with the legendary factory in Ćmielow and Design Centrum Kielce which opened in 2012 (now called the Institute of Design).