
Roussos Ceramics
GreeceThe Roussos family and their distinctive relationship to ceramics dates back to the early 1900s when their great grandfather made big jars to store water, oil and milk. However, the Second World War put a stop to it and only in 1987 did his grandson pick up the trade again. It started out as a hobby, experimenting with the old potter wheel that his grandfather inherited him. But after his daughter Maria returned from art school and when he saw that his son Panajotes – aged 7 at the time – had gifted hands, he decided to turn the hobby into a family business again. Thanks to their ceramics’ impeccable quality, the Roussos have made a name for themselves reaching beyond their island across the Peloponnese and the rest of Greece.
Philosophy
The Roussos are all about family and they stick together tightly. The warmth and respect between them can be felt in their workshop, where a calming peace reigns while Panajotes shapes the vessels on the potter wheel, his sister Maria carefully hand-paints them and their mother Gregoria applies liquid glass glazing. Maria’s daughters, Ioanna and Antonia, are also very present; both currently learn to hand paint the ceramics whenever they don't take good care of visitors at the workshop.