Malaysia Young Designer Awards – The Yellow Duck Edition is now open for submissions!

by Aisha Capulong

To the young practicing designers of Malaysia: this spotlight is for you! A platform celebrating up-and-coming talents who are turning heads in the industry, this award series is made for design studios under 5 years old

Looking to make a name for yourself? The newly launched Malaysia Young Designer Awards (MYDA) aims to set industry-wide standards for budding practicing designers to aspire for, even in their dawn. Symbolising determination and potential, young ducks paddle their way around in a big pond, slowly but surely making their mark over time. This sentiment is what drives MYDA – The Yellow Duck Edition.

Presenting designers in their early years the acclaim and acknowledgement they deserve, the award series champions refreshing concepts and purposeful designs by firms new to the industry. Not limited to just the announcement of winners (complete with a certificate and trophy, of course), MYDA participation comes with access to exclusive networking opportunities with Malaysia’s award-winning studios as well as national exposure via several social media networks and on design specialist online publication, designspeak.asia.

Plus, winners of MYDA – The Yellow Duck Edition will receive industry recognition through ACGMEDIA‘s portfolio of titles like Designer Concept and Commercial Concept, two of Malaysia’s longest-running print magazines for spatial design covering the latest residential, commercial and showhouse projects by an impressive catalogue of firms from all around the country.

This year's panel of judges

An accomplished group of Malaysia’s award-winning designers will spearhead the judging process for MYDA – The Yellow Duck Edition, imparting their years of experience into decision-making insights on the award series’ inaugural winners. Introducing.. MYDA – The Yellow Duck Edition judges:

✦ Syahir Ali, Co-founder of Kort Studio
✦ Alan Fong, Design Principal & Director of Millimetre Design
✦ Jackal Chua, Co-founder & Director of Metrics Global
✦ Keith Chan, Founder of Northmos
✦ Addy Wong, Founder & Design Principal of Addy Design Consultant

Entry criteria for MYDA – The Yellow Duck Edition

Participating design studios must be below 5 years old at the time of submission.

MYDA – The Yellow Duck Edition accepts design projects across two categories:

✦ Residential – landed ; high-rise
✦ Commercial – retail ; hospitality ; public space ; workplace/office ; F&B ; building ; others

The following criteria must also be fulfilled:

✦ At least one key person in the participating company must possess a minimum Diploma level in Interior Design / Interior Architecture from a recognised higher learning institution/college
✦ Participating company/enterprise must be registered in Malaysia
✦ All works submitted must be completed projects