I’m Stylianos Christos Drakopoulos, founder and sole maker of Dikristo. From my workshop in Greece, I design and handcraft high-end kitchen knives for chefs, home cooks, and collectors around the world.

Many people in the knife community know me simply as Dikristo!

Dikristo is more than a name; it represents my passion for creating elegant, high-end, handmade kitchen knives that are made to be owned, admired, and used for generations.

I am a professional knifemaker, home cook, and food lover who always strives for excellence. I design and craft every kitchen knife by hand, combining my imagination with the finest materials available to achieve exceptional design and performance. Every knife is designed, crafted, finished, assembled, and sharpened entirely by me. Each knife is one of a kind and uniquely named after characters from Greek mythology!

My Philosophy 

Why I make knives? I deeply admire fine craftsmanship and believe that every handmade piece is unique in its own way. Every item has a story to tell, its own personality and a very distinctive “feel good” emotion when you see, touch and use it.

How I started
Food has always been much more than a necessity to me. It has been a lifelong passion that inspired me to keep learning, improving my culinary skills, and understanding the tools behind great cooking. Eventually, my desire to create something meaningful and to express my creativity led me to knifemaking. I challenged myself to craft kitchen knives of exceptional quality that could meet the expectations of the most demanding chefs, home cooks, and collectors.

That is how Dikristo was born!

Every DIKRISTO knife begins in my workshop in Athens, Greece. This is where raw materials are transformed, one step at a time, into handmade kitchen knives through patience, precision, and countless hours of craftsmanship.

For me, the workshop is more than just a place to work. It is where I laugh, where I struggle, and sometimes where I fail, but above all, it is where I grow.

Here you can find a selection of articles and interviews about my work, how DIKRISTO began, and where the journey is heading next. (Currently available only in Greek.)