Welcome to Gridra.

Let’s start from the basics: our founder is from Paphos, Cyprus. Natali Touloupou, her name.

Natali grew up in a creative Cypriot family with her grandfather, a carpenter, and her two grandmothers, who always gave her homemade local delicacies, told her stories of days gone by, and showed her all their textile creations.

Her degree in graphic design and her thesis project allowed her to study the Fythkiótika textiles from Paphos, where she became passionate about finding ways to bring people closer to craftsmanship and cultural heritage. She created her own font (“Fythkiótiko typeface”), which features symbols from the original textiles.