GALLERY MEDIUM

Established in 2022, with a mission to create a platform for young Vietnamese emerging artists and designers, Gallery Medium has always sought to foster dialogue, experimentation, and new perspectives within the creative community. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to @design.anthology for featuring Gallery Medium and our projects in Issue 42. It is an honour to be included among such a thoughtful and inspiring selection of voices shaping the contemporary design landscape. We’re thankful for the opportunity to share our journey, our collaborators, and the stories behind our work with a wider audience.

COMPETITION DESIGN OBJECT ANNOUNCEMENT Trong khuôn khổ cuộc thi 3 Weeks of Design 2026 với chủ đề “Made for Living” (Thiết kế cho đời sống), thay vì đưa ra một đồ vật thiết kế cố định như mùa trước, Gallery Medium lựa chọn xây dựng đề bài dưới dạng design prompt (mệnh đề thiết kế) - “A Seat for Anywhere” (Chỗ ngồi cho mọi nơi), với giới hạn kích thước L + W + H = 120cm và trọng lượng tối đa 20kg. Design prompt này được đặt ra nhằm mở rộng không gian sáng tạo, khuyến khích những cách tiếp cận đa dạng từ các nhà thiết kế, nghệ sĩ và những người thực hành sáng tạo. Thí sinh được khuyến khích khai thác trải nghiệm cá nhân và bối cảnh đời sống để phát triển những đề xuất thiết kế vượt ra khỏi khuôn khổ của một đối tượng đơn lẻ, nhưng vẫn gắn bó chặt chẽ với nhu cầu và sinh hoạt thường nhật. Cuộc thi vẫn mở đăng ký đến 18:00, ngày 25.01.2026. Link đăng ký tại bio.

Honored and grateful to be included in CULTURE’s inaugural Young Dealers List alongside 22 inspiring galleries from around the world. @cultured_mag Thật vinh hạnh khi được góp mặt trong danh sách Young Dealers List lần đầu tiên của CULTURE magazine, cùng với 22 gallery truyền cảm hứng từ khắp nơi trên thế giới. Photo by @mat.bet

INSTALLATION IN PROGRESS Gallery Medium will be temporarily closed from 17.05 - 29.05.2026 as we prepare for our upcoming exhibition. We will resume normal opening hours on 30.05.2026. For any enquiries, please contact [email protected].

DESIGN TREO (meaning to hang/suspend in Vietnamese) is a collection of sculptural hooks shaped after the vòng ngọc jade bangle—a symbol of protection, heritage, and strength. Created for the 3 Weeks of Design 2025 competition, TREO is a design by Almagame Studio, a satellite design practice founded in 2024 by Emmie Massias and Marine Col. Crafted from ash, aventurine, marble, and onyx, each hook invites gestures of care in daily rituals, bringing jewelry and architecture together in modular compositions.

ARTIST Emmie Mai Linh Massias (1997) is a French and Vietnamese visual researcher, artist and designer. Through an exploration of form and material narratives, her practice investigates the entanglements between the body, territory and systems of extraction. By amplifying her own cultural identity, Emmie’s work seeks to raise questions of heritage across objects and participatory processes, facilitating knowledge sharing and storytelling. Emmie’s practice has spanned accross Ho Chi Minh City, Paris, London, Eindhoven and Guadalajara. In 2024, she received the Talent Development Grant Scheme by StimuleringsFonds in the Netherlands, and co-founded Amalgame Studio with Marine Col. Please DM us for more info.

DESIGN The DAM VESSELS collection by Emmie Mai Linh Massias features a limited series of one-of-a-kind ceramic pieces, exploring the potential of casting through manipulation of a traditional ceramic manufacturing process. With a system of 12 individual modular moulds, allowing multiple configurations to form a family of water jugs, this limited collection forms the outcome of a larger body of work entitled Requiem for a River — a participatory performance and installation exploring the water politics and geopolitical dominance of the hydropower dam on the Mekong River. More information about the collection: DAM VESSELS By: Emmie Mai Linh Massias Medium: Traditional ceramic Available colors: Red, Brown & Green Price: Red & Brown Vessel: $600/ea Green Vessel: $530 Dam Vessels collection is currently on displayed at Gallery Medium. Plan your visit with us at 240B Pasteur, Xuan Hoa Ward, HCMC. Please DM us for more info.

The selected participants of 3 Weeks of Design 2026 were given a rare opportunity to visit Tân Thành Furniture Factory and 1st Maker Factory. This experience offered an in-depth look into the craftsmanship and production processes behind each piece—revealing how ideas are translated into material, and how design takes shape through precision, technique, and collaboration. We extend our sincere thanks to Tân Thành Furniture and 1st Maker for opening their doors, generously sharing their expertise, and supporting the development of emerging designers.

TEMPORARY CLOSURE NOTICE Gallery Medium will close early at 3:00 PM on 02.04.2026. We will then be closed from 03.04.2026 to 08.04.2026 for a private event. Normal opening hours will resume on 09.04.2026. For any enquiries, please contact us at: [email protected]

EXHIBITION OPEN CALL As 3 Weeks of Design celebrates design from around the world, the exhibition serves as a platform to introduce emerging artists, independent designers, design studios, and furniture brands to a wider audience. This year, under the theme “Made for Living,” we invite creators to join the 3 Weeks of Design 2026 Exhibition this May, showcasing objects that become part of everyday life — pieces that shape the way we live, inhabit spaces, and experience our environments. More information about the Open Call Deadline: 12.04.2026 What to submit: * Artist / Designer / Brand profile * Portfolio or catalogue of the proposed works * Project description (concept, materials, dimensions) * 3–5 images or renderings of the works * Website or social media (optional) * Contact information Submission Format:
All materials must be compiled into one PDF file (maximum 100MB). Submit to:
Google Form via the link in our bio Please DM us for more info.

Gallery Medium Kids Edition 👧🏻

ARTWORK This series of golden photographs draws inspiration from colonial-era imagery that shaped lasting representations and fantasies surrounding the female body. Flora stages herself within deliberately constructed settings, recalling late 19th- and early 20th-century photographic studios. The artificiality is fully visible: so-called “exotic” objects mixing cultures, unexpected props, plastic elements. These details reveal how such images were fabricated, staged, and never neutral. The figures depicted are not portraits but roles. They question how history and visual narratives have transformed individuals into symbols — and, at times, into objects. Gold becomes a gesture of repair. Through a process she has developed, Flora restores presence and strength to these bodies while reflecting on photography as a tool of memory: powerful, yet unable to fully capture the complexity of reality. Created in large formats and produced in very limited editions, these works speak to collectors seeking a strong image with depth — a piece that carries meaning, history, and a distinctly contemporary voice. More information about the artwork: La papaye et la baguette By Flora Mae Nguyen Medium: Ink jet on Hanehmulle paper, on aluminum Dibond Dimension: 50 x 70 cm Price: $2200 La Tigresse By Flora Mae Nguyen Medium: Ink jet on Hanehmulle paper, on aluminum Dibond Dimension: 50 x 70 cm Price: $2200 Please DM us for more info.