Emerging Independent
Pot Meets Pop
Founded in Bandung in 2009 by Hendry Sasmitapura, Pot Meets Pop fuses rugged American workwear with the visual mischief of pop culture, the brand's name nodding to the founder's twin obsessions with counterculture and youth iconography. The line centers on raw selvedge jeans, chore coats and graphic tees built on globally-sourced fabrics, and the brand has since opened a Bandung flagship and stocked into Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Japan and the United States. Indonesia's Creative Economy Agency selected PMP to represent the country at Long Beach's Agenda Show in 2018 and 2019, and a collaboration with Urban Outfitters brought the label to American shoppers.
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Timeline4
2009—2019·10 yrs
- 2009
Jakarta Denim Workshop
Hendry Sasmitapura founds Pot Meets Pop in Jakarta, building a denim label rooted in Indonesian production and selvedge craft.
- 2013
Selvedge Recognition
The brand earns notice on raw denim forums like Superfuture for its Cone Mills and Japanese selvedge constructions at accessible prices.
- 2016
Global Stockists
Pot Meets Pop expands into Tate + Yoko, Self Edge, and other specialist denim retailers across North America and Europe.
- 2019
10 Year Capsule
The brand celebrates a decade with archival reissues showcasing its decade-long evolution of fits and indigo treatments.
