Founded in 2014, Norwegian Fashion Hub is as a peer-to-peer industry organization, facilitating cooperation between Norwegian textile and fashion brands in a vast and complex business sector.
NFH is an arena for exchanging knowledge, providing unison solutions, mutual promotion and education. Our members gain access to a diverse portfolio of competence programs, such as webinars, seminars and educational courses. All programs are based on our members needs, now and for future development.
NFH is closely linked to the industry cluster NF&TA.
Focus areas
Innovation and development
The organization aims at increasing competitiveness within the Norwegian fashion industry through competence development and facilitating innovation in the intersection between different industries and sectors. The organization works to increase the access to capital for growth and development, and to promote professional and sustainable value chains in the industry.
Positioning of the Norwegian fashion industry
NFH works towards building the Norwegian fashion industry’s reputation and positioning among stakeholders such as the press, the government and the populace. We especially work on communicating Norwegian fashion as sustainable and something reflecting Norwegian identity and way of life.
Access to global markets
Fashion is a global industry and we are continuously taking Norwegian fashion abroad. Our international networks create opportunities for showcasing Norwegian Fashion, which in turn can increase international presence and sales. Through participating internationally we develop the reputation and the strategic positioning of the industry.
Our team
Elin Kathrine Saunes is the Manager of Norwegian Fashion Hub. Her background is from media science, visual communication, innovation and business development, with a specialisation in clusters and entrepreneur- ship. She has developed the cluster since 2015.
Elin@norwegianfashionhub.com
Linda Refvik is in the board of Norwegian Fashion Hub and the CEO of the industy cluster NF&TA. Through her work she has gained insight and experience in leadership and human development through change management and restructuring processes within development of organizations.
Erlend Buflaten runs the Oslo-based artist management company 0102 Management. Over the last 10 years in the creative sector, Erlend has worked with branding, PR and business strategy, with a strong focus on global growth and new markets.
Benedicte Andrea Hansen has a background in marketing, content production and visual communication. Through education in art, the fashion industry and interaction design, she has gained experience on how to communicate across channels to a given target group.
Norwegian Fashion Hub has been a part of the Arena cluster program for five years and the Norwegian Center of Expertise program financed and developed by Siva, The Research Council of Norway and Innovation Norway.
The Norwegian Fashion Hub Board
Norwegian Fashion Hub is owned by its members.
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