About us:

Born on the island of Naxos, Nikolaos Verikokkos used to accompany his father, a marble craftsman, to the building sites where he worked trying to replicate certain shapes in marble, representative of the figurines and pottery from the Early Cycladic period.

Nikolaos entered the School of Fine Arts in Tinos and studied marble sculpture there after which he worked at the temple of the goddess Demetra which dates back to 530BC, in the Sangri area of Naxos. In 2001, he realized his dream and opened his own marble studio on the island, reviving marble sculpture in its artistic form which had been neglected for many years. He began his commissions with ecclesiastical works as well as architectural projects. Progressively inspired by the sea and by nature, he began to create a series of objects such as mirrors, platters, tables and of course smaller pieces like ashtrays. He sources his marble from the quarries of this large island and uses stones from the shores and mountains.