| General info : | | Zolotas is a Greek jewelry brand created over 120 years ago.
Renown for its expertise, this Greek house creates pieces in gold, with an artistic and Hellenic flair, reviving jewels of mythical Ancient Greece. Ancestral techniques are used, notably the chrysotechnie: the art of working the gold with three emblematic skills; weaving with threads, granulation and hammering. The stone is only used to enhance the work of the material and serves as ornament.
In 2009, Georges Papalexis took on the position of artistic director, after having obtained various jewelry design qualifications in Paris.
Zolotas was founded by Efthymios Zolotas, who after his apprenticeship in Paris, decided to create a prestigious jewelry house in Athens in 1895.
The success was instant. In 1904, he married Konstantina Zolotas, a pious and intelligent young woman. From this union, their only child Xenofon Zolotas was born, a brilliant student with high ambitions, who would finally become Greece’s Prime Minister in 1990.
Parallel to his political job, Xenophon Zolotas continued to demonstrate his love and fascination for jewelry, which was instilled by his father. He took for mission to internationally promote the art of goldsmithing as part of the Greek spirit.
His wife, Kallirhoe, became his muse and he created unique pieces of jewelry for her, becoming well-known all around the world. It was his initiative that started unique collaborations with famous designers and the house of Zolotas.
This traditional house is marked by its 120-year history. Its modernity dates back to the 1960s, when it decided to collaborate with the Greek Archaeological Museums. The pieces of jewelry with forms like the Mycenae lions or the Vergina sun, seduced many iconic personalities like Aristotle Onassis, the Kennedy couple, Romy Schneider, Elizabeth Taylor and Maria Callas to name a few.
To continue these successful collaborations the house worked with great personalities like Paloma Picasso, bringing a new era to Zolotas jewelry, Nisa Chevènement, as well as the prestigious New York collaboration with Ronald McNamer. He became the soul of the house of Zolotas with his jewelry drawing its inspiration from architecture, based on the characteristics of the three main orders of ancient Greece: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.
In 2009, the collaboration with the sculptress Nisa Chevènement marks a stylistic evolution in the collections of Zolotas house. | |
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| Websites | | www.zolotasjewelry.com/ (www.zolotasjewelry.com/) | |
| Relations : | | Brand name used by : Xenofon Zolotas | |
| Relations : | | Brand name used by : Zolotas Jewelers SA | |
| Relations : | | Founded by : Efthymios Zolotas1895 | |
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