Ethical, Sustainable Luxury from Tibetan Plateau. Stories from Norlha

Animals and Surroundings

SOGWA - INTERVIEW WITH A NOMAD COUPLE

Each year, nomads move their herds to higher pastures for winter grazing in a period called Sogwa by the nomads of Ritoma. Moving towards new groun...

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CORE BLANKET COLLECTION

Inspired by the nomadic way of life on the Tibetan Plateau, Norlha’s core blankets reflect the landscape’s rugged beauty and the hardiness of the p...

Craft

NORLHA'S FAMILY OF ARTISANS

Norlha provides training and long-term employment opportunities for local nomads and families, equipping them with skills to become expert weavers,...

Ritoma

EARTH DAY

Norlha is a Tibetan sustainable luxury lifestyle brand and social enterprise based in the village of Ritoma on the Tibetan Plateau. Ritoma is an ex...

Animals and Surroundings

3 YAK STORIES

Birth of a yak: Each year, Spring on the Plateau begins with the birth a new crop of yeko, or baby yaks. As children, it was an exciting time. Whi...

Ritoma

LAPTSE INTERVIEW WITH DORJEE DHUNDUP

Answered by Dorjee Dhundup, aged 49, in charge of inventory at Norlha Atelier on the Tibetan Plateau. Dorjee has been with Norlha since 2007. Wha...

Religion and Culture

Laptse

Spring on the Plateau is slow and bleak. The pasture, exhausted from winter grazing, will begin its slow turn from brown to timid green in mid Apri...