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Entrepreneurs on the Tibetan Plateau
When Norlha was established on the Tibetan Plateau in 2007, the trend for business was novelty. Young educated Tibetans yearned to become write...
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Religion and Culture
The Ngaring
Each year on a summer day, all the people in the village, dressed in the best, make their way to the monastery and stand outside the main hall ...
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Clothing
NORLHA'S TOYS
With all the animal life around us, it was difficult to resist replicating it in our raw materials. Our first toys were a byproduct, made from ...
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Picnic Time
Another year, another picnic. Since 2007, Norlha has prided itself with offering a yearly, three day picnic to all its employees and their fami...
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Home
Living (room) on the Pasture
Ten years ago, in 2009, we were just beginning our photo shoot history. We had a new product, willing models and the endless grassland for back...
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NORLHA, THE ATELIER, A WORK IN PROGRESS
When 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...
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Norlha weekend at Norden
Each year, at the beginning of the season, the Norlha’s managing team enjoys a weekend at Norden, a time for relaxation and engagement outside ...
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CELLPHONE ON THE PLATEAU
Tibetans are a people on the move. The endless space of the windswept Plateau required seasonal migration of domesticated sheep and yak and enc...
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Norlha is B Corp Certified
We are proud to announce that Norlha has been officially awarded B Corp certification for social sustainability with a score of 125.2! Norlha h...
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Animals and Surroundings
The Yak Deconstructed
The yak is the nomad’s most precious commodity, the source of all his ‘nor’ or wealth and the main bovine on the Tibetan Plateau. A distant cou...
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Home
Winter House
Nomads used to camp all year long, but about 50 years ago, they began to build makeshift houses to help them pass the winter more comfortably. ...
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Colours
Color On the Plateau
Summer Essentials: pinks, blues, purples…transforming the still neutral grassland that will soon be emulating our early efforts to bring color ...
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Clothing
A Store in Lhasa
This year, Norlha is opening a small store on the Barkhor, in old Lhasa, in addition to our flagship store in a quieter area nearby. The Barkho...
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