Vyanne Truong

Interior Architecture

My name is Vyanne and I am a student studying Interior Design at Swinburne University of Technology. I am an outgoing and social person. Hardworking, passionate and personable are words that best describe me.

During the start of my first year I admit that I wasn’t as interested in Interior Design, but slowly I began to grow a passion for this and the whole process that comes along with when creating a space.

I tend to lean towards more creative in the artistic department, meaning that art pieces/ sculptors are an inspiration, which reflects onto my designs.

I am enthusiastic toward projects and like the idea of combining art and design together. When designing I try to incorporate art designs in anything I am able to, I try to include a feature piece in each space I design in.

‘Big and bold’ designs are the main inspirations for me, especially those involved in lighting design.

I do appreciate all areas of design but I tend to lean towards more lighting design, as I discovered that this was a passion of mine.

In the projects that I have done over the years my designs have gradually increased in both rendering skills and lighting, I try to integrate a bespoke lighting piece in most of me designs as well.

CAPSTONE- Cafe/Courtyard

CAPSTONE- Maternity room

A SECOND CHANCE- Bar

STUDENT HUB- Residential floor

AIRBNB- Living Space

Acknowledgement of Country

The School of Design and Architecture respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and knowledge-keepers of the lands, waters and sky that surround us, where we work, learn, create, communicate and make place. We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded and this always was and will always be Wurundjeri Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to make a better world through design.

We extend our acknowledgement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students, alumni, real-life clients, and knowledge keepers, who have contributed to our own education diversity and growth. We will continue to ensure that staff and students respectfully honour ancestral connection to Country and Place in everything that they do.

We are dedicated to the notion of design to make a better world and we acknowledge that making tools, shaping place, sharing stories, making meaning, wayfinding and collaborating have long been and continue to be both central and integral to First Peoples' cultures. We recognize that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultural contributions have continued relevance to design practice and commit to: reconciling ancestries of design and contemporary practice as well as pursuing culturally and professionally appropriate ways to engage with a diverse population of colleagues, industries and clients. In a time of treaty-making and voice we understand that there are overlaps between caring for Country and the sustainable production of goods, services, experiences, products and buildings.

Guided by the principles of respect, reconciliation, and reciprocity we undertake to indigenising and decolonising design practice by dismantling colonial structures and challenging biases that have marginalised Indigenous voices and design.

As students of SoDA you will be given opportunities to both engage with and educate yourself in Indigenous creative practices and cultural protocols through a lens of inclusivity, diversity, respect, mutual understanding, inter-cultural dialogue in all aspects of design practice. Indigenous people have been telling stories, making tools, and connecting to Country through visual media, placemaking and place marking for more than 60,000 years and these practices are part of an ongoing, evolving and live tradition.