Last year, Dale of Norway collaborated with Ola Moe — the designer behind HEIEMO and winner of the Talent Award by Steen & Strøm at Oslo Runway. What followed was a creative exchange rooted in craft, curiosity, and a shared belief that tradition is most powerful when it's allowed to evolve.
The Beginning
The project opened in Oslo, where Ola met with Senior Designer Linn Partiee and Creative Director Håkon Dyngeland Solem. In that first meeting, a creative foundation took shape: aligning on references and exploring how Ola's design language could be interpreted through Dale of Norway's knitting heritage.
From there, the process moved west – to the factory in Dale itself.
Made in Norway
Working alongside Dale's sewing and product development team, Ola brought his concepts directly to the people who would realise them: designers, technicians, and pattern makers who know these machines and materials intimately. It was a genuinely collaborative process — creative vision in dialogue with technical expertise, each shaping the other.
Fit, structure, and pattern construction were refined together, until a clear direction for the final pieces emerged.
From Idea to Garment
The result is a cropped heavy knit sweater and a one-of-a-kind bolero — both rooted in traditional references, both unmistakably contemporary.
Working with Dale has been warm, educational, and inspiring. Getting a real look into the process behind a Norwegian brand with such a strong and rich history has been genuinely fascinating. What I've appreciated most are the people — everyone I met along the way was welcoming and talented. A special shoutout to Håkon and Linn for their incredible support throughout the project. I truly hope this is something I get to do again. – Ola Moe
Looking Forward
When new perspectives meet generations of experience, something important happens: knowledge is passed on, challenged, and reinterpreted. Tradition doesn't just survive — it grows.
Dale of Norway carries a legacy built over generations, one of the few remaining producers of premium knitwear still made in Norway. By opening that process to new voices, we ensure it continues — not as a relic, but as something living.
