# Kilomet109

> Kilomet109 is a slow and sustainable label based in Hanoi, Vietnam, started in 2012. Behind the label: Vũ Thảo. Known for cloth woven, naturally dyed and beeswax-printed with ethnic-minority artisans.

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- Facts checked: 2026-10-22
- Author: Kaiser Khan (Founder & Editor)

## Quick facts

- Behind the label: Vũ Thảo
- Based: Hanoi, Vietnam
- Since: 2012
- Focus: Slow and sustainable
- Makes: Clothing made from artisan-woven, naturally dyed textiles
- Official site: https://kilomet109.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kilomet109/

## Who is behind Kilomet109?

Vũ Thảo makes Kilomet109’s clothes from fabric that ethnic-minority artisans in Mai Châu and Cao Bằng weave, dye with natural dyes and print with beeswax, the British Council reported when she won its Young Creative Entrepreneur award in 2014. The Hanoi label exhibited at the London Design Biennale in 2018, and she was an artist in residence at Harvard’s Asia Center in 2024–25.

## Timeline

- 9 September 2014: Wins the British Council’s Young Creative Entrepreneur Fashion/Design award (shared). (source: https://www.britishcouncil.vn/en/about/press/kilomet-109-fashion-brand-owner-wins-yce-fashion-design-2014)
- September 2018: Exhibits at the London Design Biennale. (source: https://vietnamnews.vn/life-style/463606/vietnamese-designers-head-to-london-design-biennale.html)
- 2024: Begins a residency as an Asia Center artist in residence at Harvard. (source: https://asiacenter.harvard.edu/events/conversation-asia-center-2024-25-artists-residence-ben-reich-and-thao-vu-kilomet109)

## Sources

- [British Council Vietnam — Kilomet109 founder wins YCE Fashion/Design 2014](https://www.britishcouncil.vn/en/about/press/kilomet-109-fashion-brand-owner-wins-yce-fashion-design-2014) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Viet Nam News — Vietnamese designers at the London Design Biennale (2018)](https://vietnamnews.vn/life-style/463606/vietnamese-designers-head-to-london-design-biennale.html) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Harvard Asia Center — 2024–25 artists in residence](https://asiacenter.harvard.edu/events/conversation-asia-center-2024-25-artists-residence-ben-reich-and-thao-vu-kilomet109) — checked 2026-10-22