Model in a Suzani-embroidered robe with hand-painted ceramic rings, holding a porcelain bird

The Teplo Concept · Est. 2018

Where cultural heritage
is true luxury

Our vision

To connect diverse independent designers with global audiences by fusing craftsmanship with contemporary fashion.

Teplo Store (Uzbekistan), established in 2018, is the largest award-winning offline platform for independent designers in the region.

We support and promote independent creators through an ecosystem of pop-up fairs, large-scale festivals, physical stores and an online marketplace. Rooted in the heritage of the Silk Road, Teplo gives makers visibility, access to market and a path to long-term growth.

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The ecosystem

Built to represent
independent designers

Four connected channels that take a maker from a first market stall to a global audience.

01
Fairs & Festivals

Pop-up markets & Festivals

Curated pop-up markets that give makers their first retail audience — and two flagship annual festivals of independent design, craft and culture.

50+ designers · up to 19k visitors
02
Physical stores

Flagship spaces

Permanent homes for designers in Tashkent and Samarkand.

Tashkent 100+ · Samarkand 70+
03
Online shop

teplo.store

E-commerce marketplace launched in 2026 in partnership with Visa.

Empowered by Visa
04
Software

The App

Software for designers that helps make the fashion business more efficient.

Used internally · soon for all
Editorial look combining Silk Road craft with contemporary tailoring

The Silk-Road Concept

Heritage, reimagined
for the world stage

Every piece carries a story of the Silk Road — ikat, suzani, hand embroidery and natural dyes — reworked by independent designers into pieces that belong in any global wardrobe.

  • Six-month Silk Road pop-up in SohoOperated in the Ham Yard Hotel village — one of London's most competitive retail environments.
  • London Design Biennale 2025Selected as the first and only retail space in the event's history.
  • Institutional recognitionAcknowledged by the V&A, University of Oxford, UN Women and UNDP.
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Recognition

As featured in

Forbes
ELLE
The Sunday Times Travel Magazine
Lonely Planet
DestinAsian
Fashion Network
Selvedge
City A.M.
Xinhua News
MiS Magazine
Business London Press
The Week
Le Gist
Nueva Rioja
Seasons
Daryo
Repost
Spot
WE

Awards

Visa

Partnership Award of the Year

Coca-Cola

Partnership Award

Uzbekistan Fashion Week

Project of the Year