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Pestle & Mortar Clothing
Streetwear

Pestle & Mortar Clothing

Country
Malaysia
Price
Entry
Founded
2010
Founder
Hugh Koh, Arnold Loh, Arthur Koh
Pestle & Mortar Clothing - PMC - was founded in 2010 by Hugh Koh together with brothers Arnold Loh and Arthur Koh as a storytelling Malaysian streetwear label rooted in Southeast Asian culture, heritage and everyday memory. Collaborations with KFC, Honda, AirAsia, Looney Tunes, Petronas, Royal Selangor and Diadora have made it one of the most commercially ambitious indie streetwear businesses in the region, and a 2022 Tiger Beer NFT drop made PMC the first brand globally to attach a monthly beer-redemption utility to a phygital project. The 15th-anniversary rebrand in 2025 sharpened its identity, and flagships in Sunway Pyramid and Mid Valley anchor a national retail footprint.

Timeline3

  1. 2010

    Pestle & Mortar founded

    Hugh Koh, Arnold Loh and Arthur Koh found Pestle & Mortar Clothing in Kuala Lumpur.

  2. 2014

    Flagship store opens

    Opens its first flagship store in Kuala Lumpur.

  3. 2018

    Regional expansion

    Grows distribution across Southeast Asia.

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