Hello!
I am Annika Korall, the creator of Korall Nature Clothes.
When I think back, I realize that I haven't changed that much over the years... ...I am pretty much the same as when I, at 16 years old, dressed in an old oversized grandfather shirt, white & black checked chef's pants and long wild, blond and tangled hair, walked out from school with a fearless clarity.
There was no doubt or turning back; my inner spirit was pushing and pulling me with a force so strong that I didn't have any other choice than to start walking... I had a road to travel...
My heart as a compass
...and I am still on the road, on MY road - the path of passion for people and culture - to what matters, to heart and soul, and to meaningfulness.
Ethical and Easy to Wear
...so to continue my story, what I want to say is, the clothes that I create together with like-minded women in villages, are so much more than just clothes. They reflect our need to create and express ourselves as human beings through the language of textiles, patterns, and colors.
Korall Nature Clothes is a fusion of Scandinavian simplicity and the tribal way of living in respect and harmony with nature.
My creations are made at home, far away from factories. Timeless, personal, and easy to wear.
Beyond Borders
...I have discovered that we speak the same language, the mountain people and I - the language of passion and beauty - a sense of natural understanding from within.
Wearable Art Pieces
It is in the heart of people that culture and tradition live on, passed from generation to generation. I never stop to marvel at the similarity of the ethnic patterns all over the world. We are all One, beyond borders.
Natural Beauty and Silent Power
My signature design over the years - the Artist Jacket - was born one day on my walk up in the northern mountains of Laos. I met a farmer who was living from the land of the mountains, collecting healing herbs. He wore an old handwoven cotton jacket, so simple and natural. Standing there together - surrounded by the sounds of silence in the tropical forest - we shared a moment of respectful understanding that goes without saying. I felt a sense of belonging - of Home.
I was inspired by the simplicity, natural beauty, and silent power of the man.
Soul Clothes
...one path led to the next. I had no other choice than to follow my inner force and passion. I started to create my own line of Soul Clothes for people who appreciate comfort and uniqueness. The gentle spirit of the Forest Man became a part of my creations... ...and today, many years later, I am still on the road, on my path to create Korall Nature Clothes,
...on my road of freedom to be me.