Vy Voi is a design studio based in New York and Sài Gòn by Steffany Trần, an industrial designer and ceramicist. Focusing on objects, lighting and furniture, Vy Voi’s work connects the dots between historical Vietnamese art and the belief of tenderness in the everyday—expressed into enriching, emotional dialogues.
All works are designed, handmade, and assembled in NY.
Steffany’s work is inspired by the natural world and its fleeting charm of organic occurrences: mushrooms sprouting, moss blanketing bark and sunlight peeking overhead. She aspires to capture these moments of contained comfort, translating them into contemporary forms.
Steffany studied Industrial Design at San Jose State University, defining her love of what we live with and her language of soft, delicate lines. She often references Việt Nam’s rich—yet often overlooked—material heritage, allowing the past to inform the present.
Questioning how art and design “should” be separated, she experiments with the balance of both. Her work is characterized by their warmth and application of multi-layered textures. She shapes every delicate curve by hand, playing with the tensions of material and form. No two pieces are ever exactly alike.
Vy Voi (vee · voy)
Vietnamese people love alliteration—and a good nickname. It’s a form of affection without the “I love you.”
The name Vy Voi comes from an enduring childhood nickname that affectionately fuses “Vy” (her Vietnamese name) and “con voi,” (the Vietnamese word for elephant) together, used to describe her remarkable appetite. Regardless of shape or size, her pieces highlight a signature, delicate, flared opening—reminiscent of an elephant’s trunk.
Press - View Selects Here
Design Milk, Vy Voi’s Re Cay Lighting Is Rooted in an Exploration of Balance, June 2024
Interior Design Magazine, 9 Top Lighting Designs Spotted at ICFF 2024, June 2024
The World of Interiors, ICFF BFFs: The designers we loved at New York's latest furniture fair, June 2024
dezeen, Sixteen lighting designers spotlighted at Look Book 2024 at ICFF, May 2024
Architectural Digest, In Asian American Households, Family Influences Every Design Decision, May 2024
Curbed, May 2024
Interior Design Magazine, Fall 2023 Tabloid Print Edition
Business of Home, “How childhood summers spent in Saigon influenced this ceramicist’s work”, October 2023
Surface, “Designer of the Day”, June 2023
Exhibitions, Showcases
2024
The Feast, By The House & M.A.H Gallery, 2024
Collectible Design NYC with WSA, 2024
Collectible Design NYC with Erria, 2024
Crafting Selfhood, 3.1 Phillip Lim NYCxDESIGN 2024
Wanted Design Look Book at ICFF, NYCxDESIGN 2024
Salone del Mobile Milano in collaboration with District Eight
to see oneself at a distance, MASS MoCA
+ More to be announced!
2023
1000 Vases, Paris Design Week 2023
wanteddesign + ICFF, Grant recipient from IDSA for NYCxDESIGN 2023
For Use, Sculpture Space NYC, NYCxDESIGN 2023
Into the Blue. Fondazione Sozzani, 10 Corso Como, Milan Design Week 2023
to see oneself at a distance, MASS MoCA
2022
minivases, SuperDesign Show, Milan Design Week 2022
1000 Vases, Paris Art Week 2022
