About us

Nikolas Verykokos is one of the last young "pelekans", folk marble sculptors of Naxos, who once abounded on the island - not only in ancient and Byzantine times, but also in the modern era, from the Latin period onwards. Coats of arms, door frames, relief plaques, tombstones, church signs, pulpits, despotic thrones and other marble constructions adorn Naxos in large numbers, writes Dr. ethnologist - folklorist Alekos Florakis.Nikolas come to put it back together. "My father was a marble worker in the construction industry," he tells me. "I have loved marble since I was a child. I entered the Fine Arts School of Tinos and then returned to the island."  Ηe 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.