The Norwegian Wood Etsy shop was started the day after Christmas in 2007 when I decided it was finally time to take the plunge and work for myself full time. I had worked in the mainstream fashion industry for about 9 years, and had been creating and selling my work on the side in indie boutiques since I was 16, but had never allowed myself to take the risk of supporting myself entirely on my own. Over the years I had learned a lot at those larger companies and knew it was time to put that knowledge and experience to good use.

From the beginning I've been lucky enough to receive incredible support from the fashion blogging community. Within the first few months of opening I worked on custom pieces for bloggers such as Susie of www.stylebubble.typepad.com and Tavi of www.thestylerookie.com ...amongst many other lovely bloggers who've supported me over the years!

Their encouragement helped me continue on the path of creating unique fashion items for my customers, which then developed into full fledged seasonal collections, jewelry, lingerie and most recently...homewares!

Over the years I've created capsule collections for large companies such as Topshop, Anthropologie and Free People. Having worked for large companies in the past (often traveling to Hong Kong to work with suppliers and seeing unkind working conditions) I've made the decision to keep all production of the Norwegian Wood line in Canada and the US. From the small run pieces I hand make in our Los Angeles studio to the items I create with the help of local workshops and printers I put a great deal of care and energy into making sure the end product is high quality and all the people we work with are paid fairly.

xo
Angie

Read the Norwegian Wood "Featured Shop" article here:
https://blog.etsy.com/en/2014/featured-shop-norwegian-wood/#comment-995873

See past collections, artist collabs and more via my website at www.norwegianwoodonline.com

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