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The pandemic has been a source of huge obstacles for many businesses, and Mekong Quilts has not been spared either. Since late last year, Mekong Quilts’ physical stores in Hanoi and Siem Reap have closed for good, owing [...]

In 2001, Mekong Quilts was founded as a social enterprise focusing on creating sustainable employment for underprivileged women in Vietnam and Cambodia. Beginning as a humble quilting workshop in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, we now work hand [...]

Madam Hoàng Thị Vân Lan had never seen quilts before when Mekong Quilts first arrived in her village 16 years ago. And in fact, she did not see foreigners for a while after Vietnam’s reunification in 1975. “I [...]

Since its founding, Mekong Quilts has worked with local fabric designers in Vietnam and Cambodia to bring timeless, traditional motifs and illustrations to the homes of valued customers. Many of these quilt designs draw inspiration from imagery derived [...]

For more than a decade, under-privileged women who live in rural areas of Vietnam and Cambodia have benefited greatly from the stable employment created by the workshops run by Mekong Quilts, thanks to a steady flow of foreign [...]

  It may seem like any other Sunday or weekend, but it couldn’t be more different. As eager participants arrived early to select their preferred bamboo bicycles and bamboo helmets,  Bernard Kervyn, founding director of Mekong Quilts, gave [...]

  With 2020 drawing to an end and Vietnam struggling courageously to limit the impact of the pandemic, Mekong Quilts prepares for yet another season of festivity.  (Almost) like a tradition since 2001, Mekong Quilts’ nimble-handed ladies get [...]

  Mekong Quilts may be the leading quilt boutique in Vietnam and Cambodia, but its core mission remains unchanged for almost 20 years; a social enterprise that focuses on improving lives in Indochina. To founder Bernard Kervyn, it’s [...]

  “They are strong, [and] in fact the same weight as aluminium!” Bernard Kervyn, the founder of Mekong Quilts, jumped quickly into important details as he began dispelling numerous myths about the social enterprises’ renowned bamboo bicycles. Interestingly, [...]