United Bamboo, designed by Japanese-born Miho Aoki and Vietnamese-born Thuy Pham, launched in 1998 and made its runway debut in the New York fall 2004 Fashion Week. Designing for an artsy, downtown crowd, the two are very involved with the underground art world, working with artists and musicians on their indie music label United Acoustic Recording. With their inventive way with fabrics, patterns, and detail, the line is now seen as one of New York.s most popular and forward-thinking collections.