Nikos Ioannou

Nikos Ioannou started his carrier as a young apprentice in one of the goldsmithing workshops in the old district of Larnaca in 1945 “Praise must nevertheless be earned, it is never bestowed lightly.” Mr. Nikos Ioannou is a jeweler and silversmith with 65 years’ experience. The story of the company begins on 18th December 1961, when Mr. Nikos, then a skilled Jewellery craftsman who spent 17 years working around the island, decided to go ahead with his ambition and open his own Jewellery business. The first shop was situated in the center of Nicosia. There, working in a small loft, he produced Jewellery on his own, for a small number of clients. Only two years later, to meet rising demand, he employed ten craftsmen in an underground workshop, and 4 girls working on filigree technique in a workshop in his home village, Dali. Great attention to detail, quality, and customer satisfaction, yielded a fast growing business with good reserves. This made it possible for the opening of a second larger shop in Nicosia in 1969, followed by a big fully equipped workshop in 1971 employing 20 experienced craftsmen. Six years later in 1975 he opened a very prestigious shop in the newer, market area of the capital, where he also displayed some Cypriot antiques. In 1977 he gathered