Norsea Industries was established in 2008 on the rocky, remote coastal surroundings of Northern England.
Combining traditional fabrics and finishes along with handmade trims developed in the Norsea Industries studio using authentic silversmithing techniques. A modern collection of reworked classics, Norsea Industries celebrates the local region and the relics and history found therein.
Its inspiration comes from the people and seascapes of the North Sea. From Trojans to Romans, Celts, Saxons and Vikings many people have laid claim to this land throughout the last 2000 years.
In Art, clothing, language and even personality. The pre-history of the local moors shows us Neolithic rock art, rich in symbolism and mythology. While more recently 18th century whaling ships returning from their arctic voyages brought back images of their epic times at sea, captured on scrimshaw by the local fishermen on board ship.
Clothes tell us a lot about the communities they originate from. Often specific to an area, village or even to an individual family, as is the case with the local Gansey sweaters. Each of the fishermen's wives would knit the emblems of the specific family into the actual construction of the garment, so that if a fisherman was lost at sea and his body washed ashore, the man could still be identified by the patterns in his sweater. Cable stitch to represent the ships ropes and Herringbone pattern deriving from the bones of the herring catch.
Local workwear and utility clothing are one of our main sources of inspiration. The counterbalance for this coming from our love of classic sportswear from the 50's and 60's. This was a time before commerciality when the amateur was king. Style and personal bests not the interest of the sponsors was the key.
Norsea Industries are committed to working, where possible with organic yarns and dyes, offering a range of T-shirts, sweat shirts and jackets in 100% organic cotton jersey and fleece. Organic cotton uses agricultural methods designed to help sustain the land it grows on, the people who grow and harvest it and the planet in general.
