Ethical, Sustainable Luxury from Tibetan Plateau. Stories from Norlha

Craft

A Spinner at Norlha

Dolma Tso is one of Norlha’s top spinners. She began working eight years ago, and though most women who start off as spinners move on to other ...

Clothing

• 120 employees, all native of Ritoma Village or the surrounding area • Yak khullu, sourced from the Tibetan Plateau • 60% women, 40% men •...

Clothing

When Norlha was founded in 2007, its core principle was transparency. We created products that could be traced back to their origin, with a raw...

Ritoma

THE FILM IS NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH HERE > On April 6, 2018 a group of 10 employees of Norlha travelled for the first time beyond the Plateau...

Ritoma

His life began on the pasture, as the son of nomads from the Gyenja region, near Labrang Monastery. Surrounded by rocky peaks and known for its...

Ritoma

Behind every piece of clothing we wear, there is a story; not just that of a brand, of a look or the inspiration behind a product. There is a m...

Craft

Women play a crucial role in the nomad economy of the Tibetan Plateau along with the heavy burden that is put on them from the time they marry....

Ritoma

A Norlha scarf is a sum of many parts. The sum is a scarf, an item of clothing, a blanket, an object of beauty and comfort; a fashion statement...

Home

Nomads lived in large yak hair tents moving camp 3 to 4 times in a grazing season, following their animals to new pastures. A generation or two...

Ritoma

Labrang Tashikhyil was founded in 1709 by the First Jamyang Shepa, Jamyang Shepei Dorje, under the sponsorship of a Qoshot Mongol prince. Many ...

Animals and Surroundings

Past Ritoma Monastery, hidden from view on a hill is a small temple devoted to the meditational deity Chanadorje. It was built in the late 18th...

Ritoma

2017 marked Norlha’s ten years. Though the celebration was kept deliberately small, it was a time for reflecting on the changes that had occurr...