Workshop Gallery - George Kostetsos

About

The wooden creation workshop as well as the exhibition is housed in a neoclassical building in the central of Othos Karpathos.George Kostetsos creates wood carving works, in turning lathe and by hand, such as: vases, boxes, bowls, pens, strings of beads, and many more ornamental along with useable wooden artifacts. He is also a "lyra" maker, the traditional musical instrument of Karpathos. For the construction of his wood-carved creations, he mainly uses local woods (olive, mulberry, skin, holly, aspalathus, eucalyptus, ascelino), as well as good quality wood that he supplies from the trade (ebony - rosewood - walnut - tropical woods, etc.). an old traditional profession of Karpathos, combining old techniques with the possibilities offered by modern technology

At a glance

• Typical visit: about 30 minutes