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...
Read moreOn 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...
Read moreUntil I delved into the matter, I associated luxury with provenance and innate quality. 50 years ago, travel brought the satisfaction of buying...
Read moreWhen Norlha was established on the Tibetan Plateau in 2007, the trend for business was novelty. Young educated Tibetans yearned to become write...
Read moreAnother year, another picnic. Since 2007, Norlha has prided itself with offering a yearly, three day picnic to all its employees and their fami...
Read moreWhen 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...
Read moreEach year, at the beginning of the season, the Norlha’s managing team enjoys a weekend at Norden, a time for relaxation and engagement outside ...
Read moreTibetans are a people on the move. The endless space of the windswept Plateau required seasonal migration of domesticated sheep and yak and enc...
Read moreCelebrating motherhood. Motherhood is the most potent example of unconditional love, one used in Tibetan Buddhist methods to develop compassion...
Read moreThis Spring, Norlha is opening a new store in Gyethang, better known nowadays as Shangri la, a Tibetan Prefecture in Yunnan Province. The area ...
Read moreGlobalization is about migration, easy travel, fluid borders, exchange and openness, though the politics of our age tend to forget how long it ...
Read moreTraditionally, Ritoma women were immersed in nomadic life. Larger families had up to six hundred animals, and the women bore the brunt of the h...
Read moreNyingkar Dolma was 25 when she married Jamyang Dondup last fall. It was a traditional marriage arranged by a matchmaker. Jamyang is from Ritoma...
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