Ethical, Sustainable Luxury from Tibetan Plateau. Stories from Norlha

Clothing

The Fastest Chuba at Norlha

Clothing

The Fastest Chuba at Norlha

In Tibet, men and women wear the same outer garment, the chuba, though they do it in different ways. The women wear their chubas ankle length, ...

Colours

Yellow

Color of the sun, of summer pasture, of winter grassland, yellow is ever present. It's there in the gold rooftops of temples, in the hats of mo...

Colours

Shades of Grey

While brighter colors grab our attention and stir our emotions, we tend to underestimate the power of the many shades of grey that soothe our m...

Home

Norden Camp

The majority of Norlha’s employees were nomads at some point in their lives, and many were for most of their adult lives. When they first start...

Religion and Culture

Lhatse

Thousands of white papers flutter in the air and land like snowfall on the celebrated hill, one of Ritoma’s four sacred peaks. They are printed...

Animals and Surroundings

Celebrating Summer

Summer is short on the Tibetan Plateau, beginning in late June with the hills gradually turning green. By late September, the wind, with a biti...

Clothing

Baby Yak for Baby

Baby yaks are born in early spring. By mid-March, they can be seen toddling behind their mothers, and by June, the yeko, as they are called, ar...

Animals and Surroundings

Thartsang Tso

Thartsang Tso is a sacred lake near Labrang where people make offerings on auspicious dates. They raise prayer flags and throw papers inscribed...

Home

Norlha in a Swiss Chalet

Obersimmenthal is a beautiful valley in the Swiss Alps, dotted with chalets and clusters of pine trees, where the ringing of cowbells chimes in...

Ritoma

Andrew Taylor, a Gift from LA to Norlha

Andrew Taylor is from Los Angeles, California and this is his second year at Norlha. Andrew is a tutor to two little girls during the day, and ...

Ritoma

MUD WALLS

Mud walls, often seen as the poorer relative to stone, have stood the test of time as well, if not better than their stone counterparts. Among ...

Ritoma

An American on the Plateau

Willard Johnson is from Seattle, Washington. He studied at MIT and after graduating pursued his passion for basketball, playing on teams in Aus...

Colours

The Delicate Side of Pink

Pink comes in many shades, from delicate to robust. Finding its clue from nature, and the subtle blooms that mark spring on the Tibetan Plateau...