Ethical, Sustainable Luxury from Tibetan Plateau. Stories from Norlha

Animals and Surroundings

STONE WALLS

Animals and Surroundings

STONE WALLS

Massive stone walls are found everywhere in Tibet, carved out from the vast array of stone found all over the plateau, and dating to a time whe...

Colours

The Colour Green

On the Tibetan Plateau, green is the colour of summer. It is nature at its most dynamic, when the hills and pastures in nomadic areas turn an i...

Clothing

Nomad Zen

My father’s favorite color is red. Not any red, but a dark maroon, the same shade as that of a Tibetan monk’s robes and that of the sacred wall...

Religion and Culture

Joma Root

Joma is a high protein, bulbous root that grows in clumps in the rich, black soil of the pasture. The native pigs spend all their time scroung¬...

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Tibetan Houses

Tibetan houses offer a rich variety of architectural styles that differ region to region. The tradition of building houses is strongest in farm...

Clothing

Nomad Connections

A red with a tinge of pink, a Tibetan Plateau-in–autumn-red, found in the shades of bushes turning color, or plastered on the walls of monaste...

Clothing

Blue Necklace of the Grassland

On the Tibetan Plateau, the aba flower, blue necklace of the grassland, is known as the autumn flower. Sensitive to light, it opens to the sun ...

Animals and Surroundings

Fabrics in the Wind

A fence across the pasture, a banner, a ribbon against the sky. They blow in the wind, changing shade and color like the clouds…. Norlha fabric...

Animals and Surroundings

NORLHA IN LHASA, TIBET

Not yet ten years old, Norlha has become a sustainable enterprise. More than a concept it's a philosophy reflected by an impressive range of pr...

Animals and Surroundings

Nomad Crossroads in Autumn Fields

Fall, the crossroad between summer and winter, is the time to harvest oats. Surrounding the local nomads winter houses are oat fields planted t...

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The Guard House

As Norlha grew, the small, original buildings that had been built on a low budget around the interior of the south wall were replaced with bett...

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Dinner in the Vastness

My parents loved beautiful tableware. I inherited dozens of tablecloths, tea and coffee cups, dishes which my father hand painted, silver platt...

Ritoma

Fun and Games

The 15th rule in Norlha’s rule book clearly states, “No playing within the walls of the atelier.” Tibetan nomads love to play. In the winter i...