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'''Georges Andrianonison is a Malagasy gemcutter in the second generation located in [[Antananarivo]]. Born and grown up in [[Antsirabe]], he learned the skills of gem cutting from his father. At the age of 25 Georges started cutting gems professionally. Today, with more than 25 years of experience, he is one of the best Malagasy gemcutters in Madagascar.'''

In 1987 Georges opened his own workshop and showroom in Tulear, suth of Madagascar. With the founding of the ''Institute of Gemology of Madagascar (IGM) '' in 2004, he took a 3-month course and deepened his already broad knowledge of gems and minerals. In 2008 Georges won the first price for the best cut stone out of 200 participants.

Since 2009, he is specialised in concave cutting, a new cutting method which only five cutters in the entire Madagascar are capable of. Besides that, Gerorges creates theme carved stone facetes, such as [[zebu]], scorpion or flowers. He works with an armpiece on 2 machines, one of which he designed himself.

Due to difficult business opportunities in [[Tulear]], Georges moved into the small house of his son in Tana in 2010. He is currently working on setting up his own workshop including a shop. In the future Georges wants to cut stones on demand and sell them directly in his shop, maybe even export them. Additionally, customers interested in high quality rough stones can use his service in identifying and purchasing these small treasures.

'''Georges Andrianonison'''<br>