Ethical, Sustainable Luxury from Tibetan Plateau. Stories from Norlha

Animals and Surroundings

NYUNGNE སྨྱུང་གནས།

In Norlha's home of Ritoma, Nyungne is a practice performed over two days in the month of June. This practice is often referred to as Tsok Sum - li...

Animals and Surroundings

DUKAR DOLMA

April is a month of prayer in the village of Ritoma. Spring arrives late on the Plateau, and the third month of the lunar calendar is a critical ti...

Religion and Culture

THE PARASOL

The parasol, or dhug in Tibetan, is the first of the Auspicious symbols in Tibetan Buddhism. These symbols represent good fortune and the path to ...

Clothing

SPRING SUMMER 2025

Norlha’s Spring Summer 2025 collection looks to the timeless, rich and abundant qualities of the thangka. Than meaning flat, and Ka painting, Thang...

Animals and Surroundings

LAPTSE IN SPRING

Laptse is a festival where men from all clans gather to honour the local deities. Riding their horses, dressed in their best and bearing their fami...

Religion and Culture

RIVERS

Rivers come in all forms; swift waters flowing in deep gorges, reddish brown from carrying silt, or turquoise reflecting the sky. Water holds deep ...

Religion and Culture

YEAR OF THE WOOD SNAKE

2025 marks the year of the Wood Snake. The Year of the Wood Snake is considered a good time for growth, creativity and introspection, said to attra...

Animals and Surroundings

THE WIND HORSE

Before Buddhism spread across the plateau, the wind horse was already an ancient bearer of good fortune. Depicted running and bearing the flami...

Religion and Culture

AMULETS

Both sacred and practical, amulet boxes are referred to in Tibetan as gao, and their contents as ten, meaning receptacle, objects that encapsulate ...