Kuala Lumpur – August 6, 2025
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 and aim 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
Important dates & how to enter
From 14 July to 31 August, 2025, all submissions enjoy a 15% off early bird rate, so get those projects in as soon as you can!
Meanwhile, submissions for MYDA – The Yellow Duck Edition officially close at 23:59 on 30 November, 2025.
Head to this page to submit your projects now!
Keep up to date with all things Yellow Duck through the official Facebook and Instagram pages
All relevant visual collateral can be found here.
View original publication here.
About ACGMEDIA
Incepted in 2013, ACG MEDIA GROUP is one of Malaysia’s fastest growing media houses, specialising in architecture and space design with titles such as ARCHILAB, Metropolitan Home, Designer Concept, Commercial Concept and designspeak.asia, an online publication with the latest news, events, interviews, products, innovations and trends in the Malaysian design scene as well as across Asia and internationally. Since 2009, industry benchmarks for Malaysian space design are continuously strengthened through ACGMEDIA’s annual Designer of the Year (DOTY) Awards, unearthing outstanding and talented designers from Malaysia who would grow to become international names. ACG MEDIA is a Media Partner for global design events such as World Architecture Festival (WAF), Maison& Objet, Dezeen Awards, Frame Awards, Salone del Mobile Milano, FIND Design Asia and more.
About ACGMEDIA
Incepted in 2013, ACG MEDIA GROUP is one of Malaysia’s fastest growing media houses, specialising in architecture and space design with titles such as ARCHILAB, Metropolitan Home, Designer Concept, Commercial Concept and designspeak.asia, an online publication with the latest news, events, interviews, products, innovations and trends in the Malaysian design scene as well as across Asia and internationally. Since 2009, industry benchmarks for Malaysian space design are continuously strengthened through ACGMEDIA’s annual Designer of the Year (DOTY) Awards, unearthing outstanding and talented designers from Malaysia who would grow to become international names. ACG MEDIA is a Media Partner for global design events such as World Architecture Festival (WAF), Maison& Objet, Dezeen Awards, Frame Awards, Salone del Mobile Milano, FIND Design Asia and more.
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