Fotis MANOUSAKIS is the name of the founder of this company. He was one of the first jewelers and goldsmiths in what was at the time a fledgling market in the Medieval Quarter of the City of Rhodes. Limited was the range of tools that this man had in his hands at the time, both in number and in terms of capacity. Despite that, he worked his way to mastering the craft of shaping silver and – rarer at the time – gold, in original jewels. Fotis Manousakis opened his first outlet on Sokratous street, in 1954. On the day he opened the store, his stock consisted in fifteen gold rings, thirteen gold bracelets and some thirty silver rings. Then, sales after sales, the upgrading of the premises continued. A first domain of specialty: that of brooches (see photo), featuring landscapes of Rhodes. So refined was the craftsmanship behind those confections that nothing but a furtive look at them sufficed for one to realize Fotis Manousakis’ gusto and the enthusiasm he put in each concept. Then came rings of all kinds, necklaces and bracelets. Depictions of Mandraki, of the Elafos and Elafina Italian Royal Retreats, the omnipresent three Windmills found their way on the works of Manousakis’ art. Then, in 1961, the craftsman took a further step, launching a second outlet at 118, Sokratous street. His daughter Helena nostalgically recalls all the summer seasons she had to spend by her father’s side, working herself to exhaustion to promote the family trade.