Ethical, Sustainable Luxury from Tibetan Plateau. Stories from Norlha

2016

TIBETAN HOMES

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

2016

NOMAD CONNECTIONS

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

2016

BLUE ON THE GRASSLAND

On the Tibetan Plateau, the aba flower, blue necklace of the grassland, is known as the autumn flower.

2016

FABRIC 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 fabrics.

2016

NORLHA IN LHASA

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 products.

2016

NOMAD CROSSROADS

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

2016

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 better b...

2016

DINNER ON THE PLATEAU

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

2016

FUN AND GAMES

The 15th rule in Norlha’s rule book clearly states, “No playing within the walls of the atelier.”

2016

NORLHA CARPETS

Norlha’s Carpet Project began in June 2016. The training workshop is situated in Labrang, with twelve trainees from Choni and Labrang, and two trai...

2016

THE YETI'S OF NORLHA

Nomads on the Tibetan Plateau know yetis and are quite sure that, unlike wolves and the legends that spread in the West, they will not snatch their...

2016

THE ALPINE CHOUGH

Ritoma resounds with the cawking of black birds that flutter on the grassland and compete with pigeons for nesting spots between the beams of houses.