de Tokyo, Paris in 2005. Charitable contributions and recognition Joannou is actively involved in many not-for-profit organizations with a wide range of social activities. He heads the Christos Stelios Ioannou Foundation, a center for the intellectually disabled in Cyprus. He is also a supporter of the University of Cyprus, having donated with his family the "Stelios Ioannou" Learning Resource Center, designed by internationally renowned architect Jean Nouvel and due for completion in 2018. In 2007, Joannou was appointed to the Chancellor’s Court of Benefactors of the University of Oxford after the establishment of the Stelios Ioannou School for Research in Classical and Byzantine Studies. Yacht Guilty Dakis Joannou owns the yacht Guilty, which was designed by Ivana Porfiri. The yacht's exterior was designed by contemporary artist Jeff Koons and was inspired by the iconic WWI naval camouflage, also known as "Razzle Dazzle", featuring bold geometric patterns in contrasting colors. References External links Deste Foundation Official Site Yes! Hotels Monument to Now Official site Photos (June 2008) of Dakis Joannou's Jeff Koons-designed yacht "Guilty" Living people Greek art collectors Dakis Joannou Dakis Joannou 1939 births