OTO

OTO marble light was established in 2008 by Yianni Karpontini.

We design and produce lamps made of Naxian marble. The whole process, from the extraction of the marble to the polishing, takes place here, on the island of Naxos.

Who is OTO?

Oto and his brother Efialtis (ΏΤΟ και ΕΦΙΑΛΤΗΣ) were the protectors of the ancient Greek quarrymen in the dangerous work of marble extraction. According to Greek mythology these giant deities had the ability to move huge stones and bring them from the darkness of the earth to the light of the day.

A couple of kilometers south of the modern marble quarries of Kinidaros in Naxos lay the ancient quarries in existence since 3000 BC. Archaeological excavations around those quarries have uncovered an area where ancient Greek quarrymen worshipped their protectors, Oto and Efialtis.