Helloooo,
My name is Georgia Eleftheriadou Karica, and I am the person behind this brand. A bit about me:
- Greek that was born & went to school in Panama, came to Greece to finish highschool
- Studied International Business at Deree, ACG
- Worked in Barcelona at a Digital Marketing role & in Athens at a HR role
- Studied Pattern-Design & Sewing Course in Athens Fashion Club
- I have a dog-son named Carlitos, he's a white poodle
- I drink hot coffee only, either good filtered one, or a flat white that my husband makes the best in the world
- Talking about him, i'm married to a loving Palestinian man
- We work the summers in our beautiful hotel in Dryos, Paros called Yaleena Residences, where the store of NISI BAMBU is currently located also
- I absolutely love summer, I love the feeling, the skin, the food, the fruits, the smell, the views, how nature looks in summer, the clothes, the sea, nonon, everything!
- And to put one random, I have a fear of jellyfish haha
The story behind NISI BAMBU,
My bestie Lina is Colombian, and she was the one that introduced me to the swimwear factory team: Jorge, Adriana, Catalina. They are the ones that made this long-distance partnership to work smoothly.
I visited them in November 2024 at the factory in Colombia, had a tour of the factory and had the pleasure of meeting everyone, the owner, managers, and the women that were in the production section. It was awesome because with me currently living in Greece, it was hard to really get to know each other well. So we met and discussed all about NISI BAMBU, and not only.
They explained to me all their services, their processes, their strategies to be eco-friendly and I was IN SHOCK when I saw the photovoltaic solar energy system they have in the back of their factory. Apparently about 70% of the energy they use to produce clothing is from this. I loved that.
Also, I made sure to choose one of THE BEST fabrics in the Colombian market right now, both for the inner and outer parts of the swimwear. My supplier is the same with very well known & prestigious brands 😉
After I came back from Colombia, I started studying Pattern-Design & Sewing in Athens Fashion Club and as soon as the 6-month program ended, I started putting everything I learnt into practice. So I bought some nice linen fabric and I started sewing in the store while I waited for the swimwear to come from Colombia. Guests at the hotel started getting interested and willing to buy so I started sewing more and more. And I loooooove it.
I didn't know how happy I would feel to see women feeling confident wearing my clothes/swimwear. I also didn't know how fulfilled it would made me feel to create a design, a pattern, a print, to sew it, in general to come up with an idea and make it real.
Feel free to pass by the hotel in Paros to say hi and have a coffee! @Yaleena Residences