# Thủy Design House

> Thủy Design House is a textile heritage label based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, started in 2011. Behind the label: Thủy Nguyễn. Known for áo dài in Vietnamese silk, satin and velvet, drawing on Đông Hồ woodblock prints.

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

## Quick facts

- Behind the label: Thủy Nguyễn
- Based: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Since: 2011
- Focus: Textile heritage
- Makes: Áo dài and ready-to-wear; film costume
- Trained: Studied painting in Ukraine; self-taught in fashion

## Who is behind Thủy Design House?

Born in Hanoi, Thủy Nguyễn studied painting in Ukraine and taught herself fashion before opening her first Ho Chi Minh City store in 2011, Viet Nam News reported. She works in Vietnamese silk, satin and velvet and draws on Đông Hồ woodblock prints; she designed the costumes for the film Cô Ba Sài Gòn (The Tailor) and co-founded The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre, which held a retrospective of her work in 2020.

## Timeline

- 2011: Opens her first store, in Ho Chi Minh City. (source: https://vietnamnews.vn/life-style/804135/female-designer-s-fashion-exhibition-to-open-in-hcm-city.html)
- 2017: Her costumes feature in the film Cô Ba Sài Gòn (The Tailor), screened at the Busan International Film Festival. (source: https://vietnamnews.vn/life-style/804135/female-designer-s-fashion-exhibition-to-open-in-hcm-city.html)
- 7 November 2020: A retrospective of her work opens at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre. (source: https://vietnamnews.vn/life-style/804135/female-designer-s-fashion-exhibition-to-open-in-hcm-city.html)

## Sources

- [Viet Nam News — Thủy Nguyễn’s fashion exhibition (November 2020)](https://vietnamnews.vn/life-style/804135/female-designer-s-fashion-exhibition-to-open-in-hcm-city.html) — checked 2026-10-22