Ethical, Sustainable Luxury from Tibetan Plateau. Stories from Norlha

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CELEBRATING THE WOMEN AT NORLHA

Over the last decade, Norlha has trained over 150 artisans with skills to become expert weavers, spinners, tailors, dyers and felters at the Norlha...

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CELEBRATING NORLHA'S 13TH ANNIVERSARY ON THE TIBETAN PLATEAU

November 12th marks the day when 13 years ago, we completed the Norlha Atelier building in the village of Ritoma, the day we now know as Norlha...

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WOMEN ON THE TIBETAN PLATEAU, STORIES FROM NORLHA

Until 2007, all the women who lived in Ritoma were nomads. Wandi Kyi, who has been a weaver at Norlha since 2007 was one of them, and her story...

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Celebrating Women's Day

Women’s day… a day for reflection on the role, status and achievements of women in our world. Though Tibetan nomadic society is mostly patriarc...

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Looking Back on 2019

Another year draws to a close, marking our 12th year in Ritoma Village, a nomadic settlement in the Amdo region of the Tibetan Plateau. We ente...

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Celebrating 12 years

On November 12th, Norlha celebrates its 12 years of existence. Twelve years ago, on a chilly autumn day in 2007, we moved 100 meters from our t...

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Interview with Kim Yeshi, our Founder

Until I delved into the matter, I associated luxury with provenance and innate quality. 50 years ago, travel brought the satisfaction of buying...

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Entrepreneurs on the Tibetan Plateau

When Norlha was established on the Tibetan Plateau in 2007, the trend for business was novelty. Young educated Tibetans yearned to become write...

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Picnic Time

Another year, another picnic. Since 2007, Norlha has prided itself with offering a yearly, three day picnic to all its employees and their fami...

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NORLHA, THE ATELIER, A WORK IN PROGRESS

When we began in 2007, we were big in thinking and small in means. We had a plot of land from the village, and the choice between a traditional...

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Norlha weekend at Norden

Each year, at the beginning of the season, the Norlha’s managing team enjoys a weekend at Norden, a time for relaxation and engagement outside ...

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CELLPHONE ON THE PLATEAU

Tibetans are a people on the move. The endless space of the windswept Plateau required seasonal migration of domesticated sheep and yak and enc...