// THE_MAKERS

From Blueprints
to Wood Grain.

We used to design cities and structures. Today, we dedicate our creativity to our Workshop designing structures in Cretan Olive wood.

Josef and Olga

The Cretan Swap

Josef studied Civil Engineering; Olga specialized in Urban Planning. We left the planning of big cities to move into the slow pace of a Cretan Village, to quiet the noise of the cities and explore our creativity.

Blueprints
Olive wood texture
LOCAL_ROOTS

Wood with a Second Life

Based in the historic village of Archanes, we source our timber locally. Many of our pieces come from trees destined to be firewood or logs saved from local forest fires. We see beauty where others see scrap, rescuing the history of Crete one bowl at a time.

"Every piece tells a 500-year story of the Cretan sun."

Reviving a Lost Art

Since 2020, our mission has been simple: to revive the traditional craft of woodturning and share it with the world. Whether it's through a custom project or teaching a newcomer their first cut, we live for the smile that appears when someone touches a finished piece of wood for the first time.

VISIT THE WORKSHOP

Let’s Connect

Whether you have a custom project in mind or need help finding our workshop in Archanes, we are here to help.

G. Kapetanaki 164, 701 00
Archanes, Crete, Greece
Opening Hours:

Mon - Fri: 09:30 - 14:00 | 17:30 - 21:00

Sat: 09:30 - 15:00 | Sun: By Appointment

Send a Message

For custom orders or special workshop requests.