{"id":1031,"date":"2025-09-22T12:10:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T10:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icones-karatzas.com\/?page_id=1031"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:07:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:07:57","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icones-karatzas.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"  <div id=\"page-header-474120138\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title dark featured-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"page-title-bg\">\n      <div class=\"title-bg fill bg-fill\"\n        data-parallax-container=\".page-title\"\n        data-parallax-background\n        data-parallax=\"-\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"title-overlay fill\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center flex-row medium-flex-wrap\" >\n              <div class=\"title-wrapper flex-col text-left medium-text-center\">\n          <h1 class=\"entry-title mb-0\">\n            The Karatzas Workshop          <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"title-content flex-col flex-right text-right medium-text-center\">\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n     \n<style>\n#page-header-474120138 .featured-title {\n  background-color: rgb(239, 180, 32);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_2022745298\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-791103228\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-122938631\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:50px;height:2px;background-color:rgb(111, 166, 212);\"><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 150%;\">Introduction to the workshop<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-right\"  id=\"row-1599984527\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-802430768\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Our workshop was founded in <strong>Li\u00e8ge<\/strong> (Belgium) in <strong>1988<\/strong> . After much effort, research, contacts, and collaborations with other iconographers and artisans, our work is recognized by our clerical clientele, individuals, and religious goods stores.<\/p>\n<p>Our <strong>catalog of subjects<\/strong> is dedicated to our postcards, which bring together all the icons written in the old style by our workshop. Contact us for further information or if you wish to consult this catalog.<\/p>\n<p>Icons reproduced from our workshop are subject to copyright. It is strictly forbidden to copy them in any way.<\/p>\n<p>You will find in our shop the most common\/requested subjects (more than a hundred). However, we have more than 2,000 subjects in total, which we can adapt upon request.<\/p>\n<p>Contact us for any additional information or special request, we always have a solution to meet your needs.<\/p>\n<p>Each religious item from our workshop is delivered with an explanatory label (appropriate certificate), and a label with maintenance advice to protect the work from the ravages of time.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-406680043\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-406680043 {\n  padding-top: 400px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_2022745298 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_583901996\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1006974809\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-202481688\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-993202298\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-543556335\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-517860116\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2221\" height=\"1690\" src=\"https:\/\/icones-karatzas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ecriture.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-1636800188\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1636800188 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n#text-box-1636800188 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-1636800188 {\n    width: 60%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n              <div class=\"height-fix is-invisible\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2221\" height=\"1690\" src=\"https:\/\/icones-karatzas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ecriture.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icones-karatzas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ecriture.jpg 2221w, https:\/\/icones-karatzas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ecriture-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icones-karatzas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ecriture-1024x779.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icones-karatzas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ecriture-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icones-karatzas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ecriture-1536x1169.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icones-karatzas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ecriture-2048x1558.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/icones-karatzas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ecriture-600x457.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2221px) 100vw, 2221px\" \/><\/div>\n            \n<style>\n#banner-517860116 {\n  background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-202481688 > .col-inner {\n  margin: -390px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_583901996 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  background-color: #273647;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section dark\" id=\"section_137472433\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/icones-karatzas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pinceaux.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-166165549\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 150%; color: #282828;\">What makes us different<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-166165549 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-899124220\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-899124220 {\n  padding-top: 80px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-large\"  id=\"row-1618548024\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2140704426\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 180%; color: #282828;\">Handmade icons<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-697207243\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%; color: #282828;\">Each piece is the result of high-quality manual work, created with care to endure over time without losing its beauty. Thanks to our shipping service, our icons can be sent anywhere in the world to collectors, parishes, or individuals attached to sacred art.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-large\"  id=\"row-1456486433\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-309407996\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 180%; color: #282828;\">Respect for iconographic tradition<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1604584730\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%; color: #282828;\">We place essential importance on respecting iconographic tradition in the creation of each icon, striving to preserve the authenticity and spiritual value of the works. With the same requirement, we put respect for the client at the heart of our approach, prioritizing clear, honest, and transparent collaboration conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-large\"  id=\"row-1626991939\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-833187398\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 180%; color: #282828;\">Art of craftsmanship<br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-573811904\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%; color: #282828;\">We share our knowledge and experience through detailed explanations, tailored advice, restoration work, in order to pass on and perpetuate this precious cultural and spiritual heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_137472433 {\n  padding-top: 80px;\n  padding-bottom: 80px;\n  background-color: #273647;\n}\n#section_137472433 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.802);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1948381151\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-1301981111\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1577531623\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(242, 245, 247);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-677179255\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; 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