{"id":141078,"date":"2017-11-20T10:32:23","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T10:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnlyras.gr\/?page_id=141078"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:24:30","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/johnlyras.gr\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][rev_slider_vc alias=&#8221;about&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm&#8221;][rev_slider_vc alias=&#8221;about-mobile-en&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510922771710{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 120px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1504693376739{margin-bottom: 80px !important;padding-top: 120px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1160943&#8243; img_size=&#8221;555&#215;360&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1765808129433{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"font-title\">About us<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1637947068697{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;margin-left: -80px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;about-shop-element&#8221;]<strong>An exciting odyssey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A legacy since 1959 in diamond trading and fine jewellery creation,\u00a0 spanning from South Africa to the Athens Riviera. 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