Ethical, Sustainable Luxury from Tibetan Plateau. Stories from Norlha

Ritoma

The Women who make Norlha

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...

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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...

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An anniversary makes us look back and take measure of where we are now versus what we were then. Ten years ago this time, Norlha moved into its...

Ritoma

The third and last day is the wildest. Around 3:00 pm the tent dismantling process begins, and along with that, the water fights, pitting men a...

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Norlha is a member of a closely knit community where relations between people and those with animals are closely synched in the rhythm of every...

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On the second day, the games begin; traditional games like tug of war and races, party games like eating a dangling apple or feeding each other...

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Tibetan picnics are a world unto themselves, a celebration of summer, of blue skies with billowing clouds, of green expanses; a time to enjoy n...