The first Noodoll was born in the imagination of our founder, Yiying, while studying at art school in London. Inspired by the shapes of the noodles and rice of her native Taiwan, Yiying created a character called Noodoll, which started life as an illustration in a story, before leaping off the page and into plush toy form. For the past ten years, Noodoll has been made by a group of talented female artisans in an ethically-run factory in Taiwan.
