The Story of the Craftsman: 60 Years in the Light of Gypsum.
It all started in 1966. A 13-year-old boy, Stamatis Charilaou, starts as an apprentice with 35 drachmas a day. Next to Master Pantaleon, he learned to give form to the formless. The Charilaou brothers were the last to keep the flame of that workshop alive, before opening their own space in Kalogreza in 1975. The hands of Mastor Stamatis are the ones who created the lion-shaped corbels that support the balconies of Great Britain to this day and adorned the villas of personalities such as Rena Vlachopoulou and Georgios Papandreou. His art traveled from the palace to the luxurious wing of King Ibn Saud in Vouliagmeni. In 1986, the need for decentralization brings Mastoras to his homeland, Samos. There, his decorative prowess is reflected in every major building on the island. Since its retirement in 2013, the workshop on Samos has remained a "time capsule" — a space full of memories, molds, and the aura of an art that refuses to fade.
The Lineage
Authentic craftsmanship is not learned in books. It is passed down from hand to hand. At Plaster Casting Workshop, we serve a rare lineage of artisans who shaped the aesthetic identity of Athens. The journey begins with Dimitris Pantaleon, the iconic Alexandrian Gypsum Craftsman, whose workshop was the "university" of sculptural decoration in Greece. There, the know-how was sculpted through the most demanding projects of the time — from the Maximos Mansion to the Hotel Grande Bretagne. This precious baton was then passed to the Charilaou Brothers. Today, the management of the Workshop assumes the sacred commitment of this continuity. With absolute respect for traditional methods, we carry decades of experience into the new era, ensuring that every work created here bears the stamp and soul of the great masters.
Our Promise
Today, Plaster Casting Workshops are not just a space for creation. They are the points where the Master's story meets your own moment. We invite you to touch the material with the same care that the great works of the past demanded and create your own eternal memento, with the assurance of a legacy that stands the test of time.
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