About Us
Skopelos. A beautiful island of the Northern Sporades, lush green with beautiful villages, community life, magical beaches, remarkable culture….
We live on this island all year round and enjoy its beauties.
We have a life that looks like a fairy tale and we built our unique store with fun and lots of ideas.
Ko & Rita’s IDEA Café & emporium
“Ko” is Konstantina and “Rita” is Rita, Konstantina’s mom. Mother and daughter, we created IDEA in 2018. The precious wishes of grandmother Koula, at the end of her life, contributed to the success of our idea for the creation and operation of our store.
“The wishes of the elderly come true”, Grandma Koula used to say.
The fabrics we choose are of good quality, silk, cotton, linen, printed, embroidered, are handmade. The materials are natural, real, soft to the touch, leather, straw, semi-precious beads…
We love everything handmade, they have something from a person…
All the furniture, the bar counter, the tables, the seats, the stools, the chairs are handmade, designed and manufactured by our dear friends, Dimitris Raikos, architect and Yiannis Moraitis, carpenter.
Our partners, remarkable people and professionals, complete our whole IDEA.
The area of the cafe bar,is the most lively part inside our store… This is where the soul lives… This exchange brings us closer…
“We feel like home”, our guests often say.
This is what we want. Intimacy. Moments of peace, carefree and fun. To look in the eyes and communicate. To offer our handmade liqueurs, our aromatic lemonades, our sweets, our jams, our warm breads, with local ingredients full of aromas and wonderful flavors.
To talk about the peace and prosperity for the people of this world but also about the healing properties of the aromatic herbs of Skopelos and recipes for local cuisines…
To talk about our personal stories but also Art, Philosophy, Anthropology, Medicine, Economy and pandemics.
To hold musical evenings with local musicians as well as musicians from all over the world.
Let’s drink our coffee and study the shapes in the porcelain mugs.
Painting exhibitions and book presentations…
To show our beautiful clothes, try them on and make them part of our lives.
Our cashmere scarves are a warm companion to anyone who likes them.
Our handmade jewelries add more beauty to our guests
Our handmade throws decorate living spaces
Our liqueurs!! Colors, aromas and tastes. All made by us from fruits and herbs of the island. They are also healing.
Nature – Culture in all their glory!
Our life inside our IDEA is like a fairy tale.
Magic comes from everywhere and mixes with ours…
And we say, how beautiful life is!!!