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There is an ethereal quality to the work of emerging designer, artist, and artisan Steffany Trần, one that makes her deeply tactile lighting fixtures in paper, stone, and wood, and organically shaped objects, ceramics, and furniture hard to place in space and time. Crafted entirely by hand in her New York studio under the moniker Vy Voi, these fantastical creations radiate a life of their own: each of her softly shaped lamps emits a soft, golden glow that conveys instant warmth. The familiarity captured in Trần's tender designs finds, like her, its roots in Sài Gòn (also known as Hồ Chí Minh City), where her family is from.
