#073 Tove Grane about her label We Norwegians

Tove Grane is the founder and designer of the Norwegian wool label called We Norwegians. In this episode, Tove shares her story of how she started We Norwegians. Tove explains how wool has always been an important part of Norwegian heritage and how this is reflected in her collection.

 

About Tove Grane

Tove Grane was born and raised in the fjords and mountains of western Norway (Sogn og fjordane). Tove got her design education at ESMOD Oslo, and has been working in Oslo since the late 90’s for various brands. She moved to Voss in 2010 to work with a ski brand, where she got into merino wool, and decided to make her own brand after the ski brand Tove worked for was closed down in 2013.
Tove is married with a textile man, and he works together with Tove at We Norwegians. Tove has a daughter, who will be 14 this Summer, and a stepdaughter who is 19 and a stepson who is 24.

Connect with Tove Grane here

We Norwegians website

We Norwegians Facebook

We Norwegians on Instagram

Key Time Stamps

[spp-timestamp time=”00:54″] About Tove Grane

[spp-timestamp time=”02:10″] About We Norwegians

[spp-timestamp time=”04:23″] How did Tove come up with the name ‘We Norwegians’

[spp-timestamp time=”05:11″] About the Norwegian wool heritage

[spp-timestamp time=”06:02″] Tove’s love for knitwear

[spp-timestamp time=”07:05″] About the We Norwegian philosophy

[spp-timestamp time=”09:54″] About the We Norwegian collection

[spp-timestamp time=”11:09″] Sourcing strategy and supply chain of We Norwegians

[spp-timestamp time=”12:22″] Traceability of each garment

[spp-timestamp time=”13:27″] Sales strategy of We Norwegians

[spp-timestamp time=”15:33″] Who is the typical We Norwegian customer?

[spp-timestamp time=”16:33″] Challenges of starting your own retail brand

[spp-timestamp time=”18:09″] The challenges of running your own retail brand

[spp-timestamp time=”19:44″] The need to educate consumers about wool

[spp-timestamp time=”22:07″] About the importance of consumers reconnecting to craftsmanship

[spp-timestamp time=”23:54″] Future plans of We Norwegians

 

Similar podcast episodes

#001: Ulrike Beier from IKKI in China

#005: Mac Bishop from Wool & Prince from the USA

#012: Galina Witting from Baabuk in Switzerland

#021: Philip Attard from Henry & Grace in Australia

#026: Debbie Luffman from Finisterre in the UK

#038: Francesco Botto Poala from Rewoolution in Italy

#039: David Michell from IO Merino in Australia

#040: Lorna Haigh from Alternative Flooring in the UK

#046: Janne Strommen from Devold of Norway in Norway

#047: Nick Armentrout from Ramblers Way in the USA

#050: Claudia Weiss from Don Baez Eco Chic in Uruguay

#052: Gaspard Tiné-Berès from Lasso Shoes in France

#057: Andrew Cuccurullo from Waverley Mills in Australia

#066: Morten Dilling from Dilling Underwear in Denmark

#068: Chad Nort from NorthxNorth