AsiaStore Designers

Iwasaki and Umehara for FuFuFu Fuku in a yarn shop with a loom

Iwasaki / Umehara for FuFuFu Fuku

With a commitment to featuring the renowned brands of Asia and promoting Asian and Asian American design talent, AsiaStore is at the forefront of presenting the best in Asian design. Special outreach, such as Designer Showcases, has enabled AsiaStore to introduce exciting new designers and artisans, many of whom are shown exclusively at Asia Society. At AsiaStore, customers find more than just products, they find unique stories….the person behind the product, their background, their process, their inspiration. AsiaStore’s efforts to provide voice and venue for the creative works of Asian and Asian American artisans goes hand in hand with the Society’s mission to encourage creative expression.

profile

Abra

Abra’s jewelry is not for the faint of heart.

Rose Ajmera

Rose Ajmera designs chic fashion accessories that embody true Indian artisanship with a modern edge.

Nima Behnoud

Nima Behnoud

Iranian fashion designer, Nima Behnoud and friends engaged in experimental garment alteration which became emblematic of the youthful underground scene in Tehran in the ‘80s.

Xu Bing's head shot

Xu Bing

Xu Bing’s ruminations on the indelible relationship between language and society have been an ongoing subject of his work since the 1980s.

Karen Brock

With a broad background in textiles, design, and a love of Asia, Karen searched long and hard to develop the perfect product that would combine these three loves.

Lao Textiles founder Carol Cassidy.

Carol Cassidy

Carol Cassidy, internationally acclaimed textile designer and founder of Lao Textiles, has been instrumental in reviving the craft of silk weaving in Laos.

Marvin Chan

Marvin Chan's passion for antique toys led to the creation of Marxu International, which began as a tiny tin toy factory in Shanghai.

Vanessa Chan

Vanessa Chan

Vanassa Chan draws her artistry inspirations from design, architecture and fashion.

Veerinder Chawla

Veerinder Chawla started The Tao of Tea with a love for the leaf. While travelling in the Himalayan Mountains of India he dreamed about the possibilities that tea offered.

Daisy Choi

Daisy Choi

Contemporary jewelry artist Daisy Choi is skilled at designing with various different materials.

Rita Chung.

Rita Chung

A native of Macau, Rita Chung has enjoyed an international lifestyle which is reflected in her jewelry designs that embrace both eastern and western influences.

Puerto Rican - Chinese designer, Rafael Colon

Rafael Colon

Inspired by history as told to him by his Chinese grandfather, Rafael Colon's travels with the Marines and a long standing interest in the discipline and detailed work of Asian artists have inspired his skateboard art.

Coomi jewelry

Coomi

Recognized for her distinctive design motifs and feminine styling, Coomi's jewelry is inspired by remote cultures and ancient textiles.

Alireza Dayani

Alireza Dayani

Alireza Dayani started to paint professionally when he was 17 and in only one year, managed to create more than 500 realistic drawings.

Federico de Vera

Federico de Vera

Federico de Vera is an arbiter of taste, as evidenced in his work as a jewelry designer; a gallery owner and most recently as the author of "De Vera Objects and De Vera Jewelry".

Manreet Deol

Siblings Manreet and Samaart Deol are dedicated to making ‘everyday wearable art’.

Sonam Dubal

Sonam Dubal

Sonam’s collection looks modern yet classic, anchoring itself in the abundance of traditional textiles and color, offering apparel and accessories that are modern, individual, yet easy and comfortable.

designer, Shana Gulati

Shana Gulati

Shana Gulati is a designer of artisanal jewelry. Her designs are an exquisite balance between traditional and modern philosophies.

Jessica Hendricks Yee

Combining her love of jewelry and philanthropic spirit, Jessica was inspired to create a collection to celebrate Cambodian women, and connect courageous women across the globe.

Lisa and Jake Hodsdon

Lisa and Jake Hodsdon utilize the natural characteristics of wood to create unique dolls with individual personalities and spirits.

Iwasaki /Umehara for FuFuFu Fuku

Shizue Iwasaki and Kikuko Umehara for FuFuFu Fuku

Natives of Tokyo, Shizue Iwasaki and Kikuko Umehara collaborate to create clothing that makes them feel positive about themselves and happy to wear.

Jewelmer

Jewelmer

Jewelmer Joaillerie’s heritage was born out of a commitment to the world’s most lustrous cultured South Sea pearls and exquisite fine jewelry.

Disha Karale

Disha Karale

Disha Karale combines her fascination with intricate henna-designs and love of jewelry making to create art that reflects the unique shapes and patterns inspired by traditional Indian henna designs.

Robert Kuo

Robert Kuo works with timeless motifs from the Han and Ming dynasties, often combining them with deco and nouveau influences as well as nature.

Natalya Lagdameo

Natalya Lagdameo

Natalya Lagdameo’s jewelry reflects her passion for antiques, Philippine tribal traditions, and elements of good design.

Lawrence Lane

Lawrence Lane for Dynasty Gallery

Lawrence Lane, born and raised in San Francisco, channeled his creativity into the family business of decorative glass, capturing the shapes, colors and lights of nature.

Patricia Lee

Patricia Lee

Artist Patricia Lee grew up in a traditional Korean household where she often saw her grandmother using wrapping scarves.

Melissa Lew

Melissa Lew

First-generation American Melissa Lew uses 100% recycled materials such as bamboo, stainless steel, and recycled silver to create unique sculptural jewelry

Kai Yin Lo.

Kai-Yin Lo

A designer of style and innovation, Kai-Yin Lo takes the iconic forms of Chinese antiquity and reinvents them in contemporary jewelry that reflects ideas of Chinese culture past and present.

Harshita Lohia

Kolkata native Harshita Lohia draws inspiration from elements of nature, symbols of Indian culture and simple geometrical forms to create unique works of wearable art.

Mickey Lynn

In a world of fast fashion and fleeting trends, Mickey Lynn’s unique designs are created by hand to make an impact.

Zayd Nohan

Zayd Makarim for Nohan

Struck by the beauty of a Buddha statue’s curly hair, Zayd Makarim got the idea for his signature collection.

Nilofer

Nilofer Shahid comes from a background of a Pathan family of warriors, poets, writers and painters.

Num Nontapun

Fascinated by seasonal colors and a passion for stones, Num Nontapun specializes in creating semiprecious jewelry and one of kind pieces using beautifully-colored gemstones, pearls and sterling silver.

Lori Nuha

Lori Nuha for Mozaic Paper

As a graphic designer, growing up and working in Honolulu, Lori Nuha has always loved paper products and creating designs that print on paper with a layer of complexity.

Wyn Wyn Ong

Wynn Wynn Ong

Wyn Wyn Ong's meticulous, handcrafted designs are a testament to her dedication to find beauty in the ordinary and the obscure.

Ann Ong

Ann Ong

Ann Ong's one-of- a kind handcrafted clutches and jewelry are objects of desire for fashion enthusiasts.

Satya Paul

Born in Pakistan and moved later to India during the country’s partition, Satya Paul founded the necktie brand Satya Paul, headed today by his son Puneet.

Paula Pioquinto-Dimaano

Paula Pioquinto-Dimaano is a crafter, artist, entrepreneur, and proud Filipina.

Designer Rosena Sammi

Rosena Sammi

Guided by the values of female empowerment and environmental sensitivity Rosena Sammi is dedicated to the innate human drive to express individuality and creativity.

Mousumi Shaw for Sikara

Mousumi Shaw for Sikara

Mousumi Shaw is the Creative Director & Founder of Sikara & Co. Jewelry. While her ancestral roots are from Kolkata, India, she has been inspired by a multicultural world.

Caren Shen

Caren Shen credits her elegant Asian fashion design aesthetic to her Taiwanese background.

Dee Sweetdrug

Dee Sweetdrug

Thai designer and street artist Dee Sweetdrug hand paints his signature edgy images, and then translates them into prints for apparel, t-shirts, and accessories.

Terence Tan

Terence Tan

A historian as well as an artist, Terence Tan combines his knowledge of Myanmar with his “passion to create” to make culturally representative items.

Jim Thompson

The late American entrepreneur Jim Thompson is credited with revitalizing and bringing world fame to the Thai silk industry.

Rafe Totengco

Rafé Totengco is recognized in the industry as being one of the most acclaimed of a new generation of American-International fashion designers.

Dat Tran

Inspired by the beauty of hand woven and hand dyed silk fabrics on his journeys to the Far East, designer Dat Tran pursues his vision of producing collections of uniquely designed scarves and accessories.

Richard Tsao

Richard Tsao

Born and raised in Bangkok, of Chinese descent, Richard Tsao cultivated an appreciation for tailoring and fine silks from his mother’s custom made cheongsam dresses.

Alexandra Tukelturk

Alexandra Tukelturk

Named after one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, Grand Bazaar is co-founded by Alexandra Tukelturk, whose jewelry line “Kader” offers the wearer a glimpse of Istanbul.

Jyoti Upadhyay for Kaligarh Jewelry

Kaligarh Jewelry, in Nepal, was established by Jyoti Upadhyay with a mission to create opportunities for craftsmen and women in the Himalayan region.

Azin Valy for Cityzen

Iranian American Azin Valy merges fashion with social entrepreneurship through Cityzen by Azin, a luxury brand with a global consciousness .

Charlene Wang for Tranquil Tuesdays

Tranquil Tuesdays founder Charlene Wang serves the pure flavor of tea with a side of social consciousness, inviting new audiences to experience China’s authentic tea culture.

Jack Ying

Jack Ying for Welland

All of our products are original designs created by Jack Ying, a freelance artist with over 25 years of experience.

Lucy Yung

Lucy Yung for Silver Needle

As part of Silver Needle Tea Company’s quest for exquisite whole leaf teas, Lucy Young heads straight to the source to the bring highest quality pure tea, sustained in an ethical manner.

Mashka Zelichenok 1

Mashka Zelichenok

Born in the heart of Siberia, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Mashka Zelichenok inherited the region’s unique ability to balance the high sophistication of European traditions with the mystical complexity of the East.

Felix Zhang

Felix Zhang

Felix Zhang’s handmade accessories line reflects his multicultural experiences.