IANOS is one of the most innovative and successful businesses in the Greek Book and Culture industry. Our aim is to promote dialogue and effective communication between authors, artists and those interested in culture. The combination of old and new, tradition and innovation, history and the future is a difficult balance that we aspire to serve and maintain. IANOS embraces the needs of the modern reader and creates a lively meeting place, linking daily readers and art lovers with books, authors, ideas, patterns and trends of our time.
The first part of IANOS Culture Group was created in September 1984 in Thessaloniki, Greece by Nikos Karatzas. The first store -headquarters of the group- is located at 7 Aristotelous st, Thessaloniki and is a multi cultural 1000 m2 store including bookstore, art gallery and cultural events venue. Since then, the company has added another 6 branches, with the last -2008- being IANOS ARTSHOP (Golden Hall, Athens). Furthermore, the continuing development of a range of new activities (IANOS Radio, IANOS Digital, Business Gifts, IANOSart), contributed decisively so that today the IANOS is established as one of the most innovative and successful businesses of the book and culture industry.
Distinct identity, innovation and high-quality standards of service are the three pillars underpinning the high recognition and powerful business profile of IANOS.
IANOS won the 2009/2010 Corporate Superbrand Award in the Publications/Press/Media category .
Specialties
Bookstores, ArtShop, Event Venues, Café, Art Galleries, Publishing, Seminars
