{"id":7371,"date":"2021-10-13T11:17:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T09:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/history\/"},"modified":"2022-07-14T10:42:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T08:42:55","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7371\" class=\"elementor elementor-7371 elementor-325\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28b36f7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28b36f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30fc2ec\" data-id=\"30fc2ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca77274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca77274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.2 - 11-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Story<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9932e4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9932e4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24c6c00\" data-id=\"24c6c00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45277af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45277af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.13.2 - 11-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tThe beginning of the Mil-Or story is lost in the depths of time. More than a century ago, in 1897, the Milopoulos family created their first jewellery in gold and silver in Istanbul. In a cosmopolitan atmosphere, where the West met the East and the Greek element was distinguished for its refinement and nobility, the name Milopoulos immediately became synonymous with a high aesthetic concept in the field of jewellery.\r\n\r\nIn 1928 the Milopoulos family came to Greece and settled in Thessaloniki. A few years later, Konstantinos Milopoulos, still a young teenager, became famous for his talent in handmade jewellery and utensils. In 1937, the jewellery workshop &#8216;Konstantinos Milopoulos &#8211; Mil-Or&#8217; was inaugurated in Thessaloniki &#8211; the largest of its time &#8211; which supplied the best jewellers in Greece with elaborate pieces.\r\n\r\nIn the decades that followed, the Mil-Or brand was established in the field of jewellery and gemstones, and the company acquired its own storefront in the centre of Thessaloniki.\r\n\r\nToday, more than 120 years after the beginning in Istanbul, history and experience meet aesthetics and creativity in an exquisite space where the Mil-Or jewellery boutique is housed, with the worthy continuators of the tradition and the name being Eleni Milopoulou-Kountourakis, daughter of Konstantinos, and Eva Kountourakis, granddaughter of Konstantinos Milopoulos.\r\n\r\nAt Mil-Or we believe in beauty and perfection and we honour tradition always keeping up with the present and looking to the future.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14c28ad elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14c28ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3524be\" data-id=\"f3524be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6855c70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6855c70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The modern faces of Mil-Or<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3025be4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3025be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Mil-Or boutique has been awarded as one of the oldest Greek family businesses and is currently managed by Konstantinos Milopoulos&#8217; daughter, Eleni Milopoulou-Kountourakis and his granddaughter Eva Kountourakis.\r\n\r\nEleni&#8217;s professional experience spans over 40 years. With studies in business administration and public relations, she became President of the company in 1990 and developed it to meet the needs of the modern market. Eleni was for years an active member of the board of directors of the Jewellers &#8211; Watchmakers Association of Thessaloniki.\r\n\r\nUsing her passion and experience as a guide, Eleni has built exclusive partnerships with talented goldsmiths and jewelry designers, as well as developing and realizing special collections of handmade jewelry for her boutique and clientele.\r\n\r\nEva discovered her interest in gemstones and jewellery, and began her studies and active involvement in the field at a very young age. She was elected a member of the Board of Directors of the Jewellers &#8211; Watchmakers Association of Thessaloniki and was the youngest active member.\r\n\r\nShe then followed her passion abroad and after studying gemology (gemstone appraisal and identification), diamondology and jewelry design, she was offered the honorable position of &#8216;GIA Resident Gemology Instructor&#8217; at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), a unique multi-year partnership that led her to obtain the title of GIA Senior Gemology Instructor. Eva is the only Greek national to have achieved such a position in the international field of Gemology and Diamondology. At the same time, Eva obtained the specialized Jewelry Business Management Diploma. Since then her international career has continued successfully maintaining important partnerships with international institutions, schools and companies, such as the Central American Diamond Exchange, gemological institutes in the Middle East, and distinguished schools in Europe where she teaches gem and diamond appraisal and identification and its application to jewellery.\r\n\r\nEva being a gemstone and jewellery consultant, provides professional advice and helps her clients to always make successful purchases that satisfy their desires. 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More than a century ago, in 1897, the Milopoulos family created their first jewellery in gold and silver in Istanbul. In a cosmopolitan atmosphere, where the West met the East and the Greek element was distinguished for its &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/history\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">History<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"disabled","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7371"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7371\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}