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This workshop (Δύο Δύο) is run by Konstantina Achilleos. She keeps alive the tradition of the Foini chair (Φοινιώτικη Τσαέρα/Finiotiki Tsaera). The village is renowned for its wooden chairs with string-covered seats, and the local term tsaera is derived from the Old French chaiere ("chair"). The wood comes from nearby forests and the threads are woven "two by two"(δύο δύο/dyo dyo in Greek) to give traditional or contemporary designs. Chairs for sale, as well as handmade knives and jewelry.

This center run by the Ministry of Industry (Κέντρο Κυπριακής Χειροτεχνίας/Kentro Kypriakis Chirotechnias, Cyprus Handicraft Centre) offers a wide selection of traditional Cypriot handicrafts for sale: foini pottery, Lefkara lace and silversmithing, tinsmithing, ceramics, woodcarving... Workshops are sometimes organized for visitors (booking required). There are also two similar centers in Nicosia and Paphos.

This Orthodox icon-painting studio is located next to the village of Statos-Agios Fotios. It is run by Myrianthi Konstantinidou, the most renowned Cypriot artist in this field. She is "accredited" by the Church, as icons have a sacred character and can only be painted by pious people. Prices range from €300 to over €3,000. Not cheap, but this is one of the country's rare artisan workshops: most icons sold in Cyprus are imported from Greece or Italy, or painted in certain monasteries.

This state-run workshop (Κέντρο Κυπριακής Χειροτεχνίας/Kentro Kypriakis Chirotechnias, Cyprus Handicraft Centre) makes and sells traditional handicrafts: embroidery, tapestry, basketry, woodcarving, pottery, ceramics, ironwork, goldsmithing, dinanderie, leatherwork. There are also reproductions of antique sculptures. Visits to workshops and courses by appointment. Bus routes 3 and 4 from Place Solomos.