Three crafts, one bench

Three crafts, one bench, one name stamped on every piece.

Heraklion, since 2014. Marios, Eirini, Lukas and Despina take thirty bespoke commissions a year — leather, wood, metal, or all three at once.

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We met restoring three different objects, and finished them together.

What Our Clients Say

“We needed something that worked, not something that looked good on a presentation slide. WorkshopArtisan delivered both.”

Robert H.

Berlin

“Three agencies pitched. WorkshopArtisan was the only one that asked the right questions before proposing anything. The result reflected that.”

Ioanna Lampridis

Thessaloniki

“The project ran on time, on budget, and the work held up under real conditions. I cannot ask for more than that.”

Marco F.

Milan

“Working with a small studio that genuinely cares is a different experience. Every detail was thought through.”

Despina Karagianni

Patra

Three crafts. Three benches. One door.

Body: 3 cards.

Leather

Wood

image: walnut plank with chalk lines. Title: Wood. Copy: "Cretan walnut, beech and olive, joined by Eirini with hand-cut dovetails — no screws unless asked." CTA: "See joinery"

Metal

image: a glowing piece of iron leaving the forge. Title: Metal. Copy: "Hand-forged iron and brass hardware by Lukas, hammered cold to finish, never cast." CTA: "See metalwork"

Four pieces we still think about.

Kazantzakis Travel Trunk

leather, walnut, forged iron — 320 hours — delivered May 2022 — commissioned by the Nikos Kazantzakis Museum.

Anogeia Walnut Sideboard

solid walnut, brass inlay — 180 hours — delivered November 2023 — for a private home in Anogeia.

Knossos Forge Lamp

forged iron, vegetable-tanned shade — 95 hours — delivered March 2024 — for the Knossos Beach Hotel reading room.

Saddler's Briefcase No. 7

bridle leather, brass hardware — 60 hours — delivered February 2025 — seventh in an ongoing edition.

From the bench, this month.

Work in Progress

"Commission 184 — A Walnut Writing Slope for a Volos Library" — 2026-04-21 — "Eirini chose a single board so the figure runs across both halves."

Material Notes

"Why we rest a hide for ten days before cutting" — 2026-04-08 — "A short note on humidity, fibre, and why patience saves stitches."

Apprenticeship Diary

"Despina's first hand-forged buckle" — 2026-03-30 — "Five attempts. The fifth went on a belt and the first four sit on the windowsill."

We name every supplier on the invoice.

Body: logo strip with 6 named suppliers.

As featured in.

Body: logo strip

Eleven hours of saddle stitching, in three minutes.

A time-lapse of Marios stitching Briefcase No. 7.

Bench Notes — one email, once a month.

What's on the bench. No promotions, no sales, no urgency.