Award Winning: 19 Interior Designers in Malaysia

Award-winning interior designers presented by Goodrich Global 

In conjunction with the award season, Goodrich Global Sdn Bhd is proud to present Malaysians with 19 award-winning design firms. Apart from the glory that comes with winning awards, these accolades serve as a testament to the strength and credibility of these firms as their creativity and capabilities are well recognised by industry experts locally and internationally.

From handcrafted rugs, wall coverings to advanced vinyl tiles, Goodrich Global is no stranger to quality assurance as proven by its long list of accolades. Now Goodrich Global is proud to present 19 of the best interior designers and firms within the country, who are able to help you transform your interior into your dream space.

Alvinterior Concept 

Alvinterior Concept commits to work towards a harmonious unity in all in order to achieve the best quality and control in each project. The firm holds pride in not conforming to a signature style based on the belief that every client is unique and every space must be customised to suit client’s identity. The services Alvinterior caters, range from Interior Design, Space Planning, Interior Project Management, and Colour Management Consultancy.

In 2017, the company was named the Rising Star at the Designer Of the Year (DOTY) award. The category is created to recognise young interior design firms that established themselves and shown great potential with their work in the short period of time.

Alvin Mong, the founder of Alvinterior, has worked within the interior design industry for over 12 years. After incorporating his own practice in 2014, the firm has garnered positive attention for its unique take on interior design. This firm has captured audiences only on its third year of operations, proving that it has what it takes to succeed in the interior design sector.

For more information, please visit Alvinterior Concept.

D’ Concepto Design Sdn Bhd

In 2017, D’Concepto Design ,a tri-branched interior design outfit set up base in Malaysia before opening up branches in Jakarta and Singapore. The company, who prides itself on design versatility and creative solutions, offers a variety of services to their clients such as turnkey solutions, project management, space planning interior and many more.

To date, D’Concepto Design has received two accolades; one from the Favourite ID Interior Design Award in 2014 for the Miramas Group commercial office space, while the second award is from REKA International Design Award (RIDA) in 2017 for its work on a public and institutional space, Pin Hwa High School.

A shared feature between both the award-winning projects are the innovative inclusions of colour in spaces that promote a studious or a productive environment. The hues from bright yellow of the office kitchen to the bright green accents of the high school library, provide a refreshing feel that brightens up the entire space, which captured the judges’ attention through its outstanding designs.

For more information, please visit D’Concepto Design.

GI Design Sdn Bhd

GI Design Sdn Bhd offers a comprehensive and integrated range of design services that include space planning, interior design, project management and turnkey solutions. The team ensures they work closely through the design stage of the project through completion to ensure that clients’ needs are met within budget and the agreed time frames.

GI Design went on to bag another award for its restaurant design. The décor of this restaurant was inspired by pre-war Chinese eateries that use traditional furnishing and eclectic colour pairings unique to the Shunde district in China.

In 2015, the company was crowned for producing a cosy home design with a multi-layered muted colour palette on a condominium located in Pelangi Damansara. GI Design has three accolades to its name. It received two Designer Of The Year awards, one in 2015 under the Residential category and another in 2017 under the Commercial category. Its third award IIDA’s 8 th International InteriCAD Interior Designer Award in 2012, which it received for its intricate woodwork and creative use of wallpaper.

For more information, please visit GI Design Sdn Bhd.

IDS Interior Design Sdn Bhd 

IDS Interior Design interprets customer’s specific requirements and desires, and then translates them into fabulous, functional spaces. Corporate, commercial or residential, the work speaks for itself. This Selangor based company prides itself with a modern signature that lingers throughout its projects. That being said, IDS Interior Design delivers what each client asks for in modern finesse and bold statements.

The company has achieved plenty to be proud of. Since its formation, IDS Interior has received a mix of residential and commercial awards ranging from the My Dream Home Award, My Favourite Interior Design Awards, Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers (MIID) REKA Awards, and most recently the Designer of the Year 2017 Awards its their residential project.

Locally, the firm’s portfolio holds a diverse selection of projects ranging in different styles from the modern Pioneer showroom to the naturally exotic Siaramas residence. The use of thematic design details and a keen sense of balancing sophisticated design features with comfort have earned the firm its many accolades.

For more information, please visit IDS Interior Design Sdn Bhd.

Matt Design Sdn.Bhd.

Founded since 2015, Matt Design Sdn Bhd specialises in providing contemporary and simplistic décor styles to both residential and commercial spaces. The design team at Matt Design is led by Joyce Ng, a highly skilled interior designer with over 9 years of experience in bringing visions into reality. The firm has, up till now, worked on various projects, each fashioned after a differing décor style from Scandinavian to Industrial and Minimalism.

Matt Design has eventual plans to become a design firm of global repute in the interior design sector after bagging the Rising Star Award at the Designer of the Year (DOTY) 2017, as well as the Asia Honesty Enterprise Award for their Andana Project in recognition of the firm’s capabilities in producing.

Balancing between a sleek and bouyant disposition in her approach in catering each client shows a feminity that combines beauty and practicality that lets her to inherit the ability to capture a client’s personality, Joyce’s creations are well received by the industry as refreshingly sincere designs.

For more information, please visit Matt Design Sdn.Bhd.

Metrics Global Sdn Bhd

Metrics Global is a well-established interior design firm located in Kuala Lumpur that strives towards excellence in its designs and services. The one-stop design and build firm ensures that the client’s trust and satisfaction are kept at the forefront of every project. This dedication to quality has helped the company rise to the top of its industry with its strong portfolio of completed projects and a long list of accolades it has accumulated over the years.

First on its list of awards is the Designer Of The Year (DOTY) Award for the Show House category, which illustrated Metrics Global’s strength in creating visually appealing spaces that would help to captivate potential homebuyers. The firm has also been awarded the Reka International Design Award (RIDA) for its single bedroom unit show house personalised with a westernised oriental look known as an “intercontinental” style.

Internationally, Metrics Global has bagged two other awards; one from the Asia Pacific Property Awards (APPA), for designing the interior of a gallery by the Hatten Group. On the other hand, the firm has own the A’ Design Award for both its bungalow and semi-detached homes. These awards were a form of recognition towards the design firm’s expertise in turning visions into perfection.

For more information, please visit Metrics Global Sdn Bhd.

Matthew Lim Associates-MLA

Founded and led by Matthew Lim, Matthew Lim Associates-MLA delivers quality and fitting designs that balance the mixtures of form and function. The firm encourages its clients to experience space comfortably through design and environmental aesthetics. With a team of highly dedicated interior designers, Matthew Lim Associates offers a full range of services including interior space planning, conceptual design, schematic design, branding and project management among others.

Specialising in both commercial and residential designs, the firm’s versatility in design has attraction attention from local and international entities. Among the accomplishments the firm has received include the A’Design Award (2016), IPDM MIDA Excellence Award 2011 as First Runner Up, IDA Award International 2014, and Asia Young Designer Award 2016. Additionally, the firm has received numerous feats at the Nippon Paint Young Designer Award in 2011, 2012, and 2015.

In recent years, MLA Design has recorded victories with the REKA International Design Award 2017, Designer of the Year (DOTY) 2017, A’Design Award 2017 and the Grandeur International Business Award 2018. One of the most awarded projects of the firm is the Samba Elite Brazilian Restaurant in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for its usage of thoughtful, power-saving features and immersive, thematic designs.

For more information, please visit Matthew Lim Associates-MLA.

Moonlit Inspiration Sdn Bhd

This Kuala Lumpur based interior design firm is well-known in creating timeless environments that enhance lifestyles. Moonlit Inspiration emphasises on creating spaces that balance aesthetics with functionality through its distinctive turn-key approach. The variety of projects this firm has completed include F&B outlets, hospitality spaces and residences.

Moonlit Inspiration won the Designer Of the Year (DOTY) Awards under the Best Interior Design for Commercial Spaces Category in 2017. The award-winning project features a café located in Sri Hartamas that adopts a cosy rustic ambience layered with small touches of industrial style decor. The team at Moonlit Inspiration offers human-centric designs specialised in the perfect balance in form and function.

The firm believes every design must be holistic and cohesive, which translates to the warm and inviting tone of the café. Every minute detail of the cafe has been crafted to ensure the harmony of the design would appeal to the human senses, thus delighting the judges with its thoughtful features and alluring aesthetics.

For more information, please visit Moonlit Inspiration Sdn Bhd.

Movent Design

Kuala Lumpur based interior design firm, Movent Signature Design, are visionaries when it comes to creating masterpieces with an injection of designer’s touch; with each project, the design team brings out the best qualities of any given space. Movent Signature Design devotes itself to clients wanting the design of their dreams; every piece of furniture placed and measured according to aesthetic and functional needs to produce sleek and current interior without passing the given budget.

Additional to their interior design services, this firm also provides clients with building services and interior consultation based upon intensive research and creative solutions; the company also offers a range of exclusive Mecila cabinetry, which won them the Metropolitan Home Trusted Brand Award 2017 in Best Kitchen and Wardrobe, and Mobilia furnishing solutions to support the cohesive design. The company is also featured as a recipient for the Rising Star Award in 2017.

The young firm that was established by Benjamin Kok and Irvin Lim has shown their ability in transforming client requests into a visually pleasing dream. The two individual’s shared love for arts and design enables them to push the boundaries and continue their evident success in creating extensive and innovative solutions.

For more information, please visit Movent Design.

Nevermore

Founded by brothers, Chuah Say Yang and Chuah Say Win, who took inspiration from the work of thought-provoking artists and architecture movements; Nevermore is a young and vibrant design-oriented firm based in Penang. Tit serves its clients with a 360º solution in architecture, interior design, urban planning, and branding.

Founded in 2010, the firm is already a major game player with the projects it has undertaken. Nevermore was crowned one of the winners of the Designer of the Year (DOTY) 2017 Awards in both commercial and residential categories. Its commercial project shows intricate design using Peranakan elements, making the establishment a venue that exudes cultural luxury.

While its award-winning residential project shows how provocative the company can be in pushing design boundaries by elaborately transforming a pre-war house into an ultra-modern wonderland by incorporating geometrical shapes and creating a vision of what the homes of tomorrow would look like.

For more information, please visit Nevermore.

Northmos Sdn Bhd 

Northmos is an interior design and construction company specializing in commercial and residential interior design and construction. Established in Ipoh, Perak, by a group of widely knowledgeable designers, which come from various backgrounds, disciplines and over 30 years’ experience in interior design, renovation and construction in Malaysia. The firm aims to gather creative ideas by working with young, passionate, devoted and committed designers who wish to transform the innovation world of design with the latest trends in the design world, together with the knowledge they have obtained in architectural build-up and conceptual formulation.

Fully equipped to undertake any project of any size whether from small-scale remodeling or renovation to large-scale projects; from interior design to construction, Northmos provides a one-stop concept for clients. This victor for the Designer of The Year (DOTY) Awards in 2015 and 2017 for its commercial designs, Northmos has proven that it is capable of actualising thematic designs.

In 2015, Northmos obtained the Designer of The Year Award in Best Interior Design for a commercial space once again in 2017 for their design in the ever so charming bistro Olijasca that features the infusion of man-made industrial and raw natural materials. The open-concept plan of this project allows the captivation of personality and stimulating spontaneity.

For more information, please visit Northmos Sdn Bhd.

Nu Infinity Sdn Bhd

Being one of the top Malaysian Interior Design firms, Nu Infinity strives to introduce and push versatility in style and design ideas by pitching for both regional and international projects. Over the years, the firm has collected numerous accolades from competitions locally and internationally.

Nu Infinity has won 3 accolades from, the Designer Of The Year (DOTY) Awards, in 2014, 2015, and 2017 respectively. The firm has been predominantly acknowledged for its work in residential spaces and show houses, as well as its capabilities in creating living spaces that are comfy and aesthetically gorgeous.

Internationally, Nu Infinity has also been recognized for its creativity and proficiencies by several prestigious competitions, such as the A’ Design Award and Competition, the Society of the British and International Interior Design (SBID) International Design Awards, as well as the Singapore Interior Design Awards (SIDA).

For more information, please visit Nu Infinity.

ST Concepts 

Established and situated in the heart of George Town, Penang, ST Concepts takes pride in its passion that consistently exceeds expectations, delivering innovative solutions to each client with its signature style. Simon Yew along with the design team at ST Concepts sets the bar with meticulous designs and adventurous design approaches that often result in elegant and highly sophisticated creations that are valued among connoisseurs.

In 2017, ST Concepts, walked away with the Asia’s Most Prestigious Interior Design Award (AMPIDA), in recognition of the firm’s overall contribution to the interior design sector through its creative use of building technology and devotion to perfection.

ST Concepts has been a regular feature at the Designer of the Year (DOTY) Awards, bagging one award after the other for its spectacular residential designs. Most recently, the firm was crowned the winner once again for its impressive Bungalow project in Penang that embodies opulence at its best.

For more information, please visit ST Concepts.

Surface R Sdn Bhd 

Founded in 2008, Surface R is a Malaysia based interior design firm, which has grown strong under the leadership of its founders, Stanley Leong and Sam Leong. Inspired by modern-day functionality, this firm offers services such as exterior to interior designs, bathroom plans, as well as living furniture customisations. Surface R transforms a space into it’s full potential with both style and functionality.

A decade later, the firm shows its success through the many award-winning projects under its belt, covering both retail and residential spaces. Surface R has been awarded the Designer or the Year (DOTY) in the Residential Category for three consecutive years in 2014, 2015 and 2017. It won the Dest Interior Design for the Commercial Category in 2014.

Additional to its achievements in the DOTY Awards, Surface R has bagged a number of awards including the My Favourite Interior Design 2016 (MFID) Awards it is part of Top 20 Residential category, as well as the Malaysian Institute of Interior Designer’s (MIID) REKA International Design Award (RIDA) under the Retail category.

For more information, please visit Surface R Sdn Bhd.

Terra Interior Sdn Bhd

Terra Interior is an interior design, project management and construction firm that specialises in interior design fit-out for turnkey contracts, offices, retails, hotels, F&B outlets and show galleries. The firm provides an extensive range interior design and construction services for a variety of clientele including developments, buildings, construction site and shopping centres.

Recently, Terra Interior has been crowned one of the winners at the Designer Of The Year (DOTY) Awards 2017, under the Best Interior Design Award for the Residential category with its modern interpretation of a tropical home. The award serves as a form of recognition towards the devotion of the firm in creating comfortable homes that are balanced with aesthetics unique to each homeowner. This award-winning project features a leisure, resort-like living environment as ingenious décor strikes up a harmonious balance between natural elements and urban sophistication, thus producing a rustic metropolitan home hidden away by pockets of lush foliage.

For more information, please visit Terra Interior Sdn Bhd.

The Roof Studio

Founded by Ken Thong, The Roof Studio emphasises on creating designs that tell a story whilst appealing to the human senses through advanced design techniques. In other words, their forte lies in the methods that cleverly blend colour and material selections with functional design details, all of which are achieved through research on architecture and human psychology. At the same time, The Roof Studio has presented itself as a one-stop solution for interior design-related services.

Specialising in the modern living style designs for both residences and commercial projects, The Roof Studio uses a consistent mixture in wood, warm colours, natural materials, and soft lighting in their overall designs. Since 2011 the firm has successfully created extraordinary interiors matched with impressive ambience, proven by the many awards it was awarded by the local and international interior design scene, for both its residential and commercial spaces.

Among its many accomplishments include the My Favourite Interior Designer Awards (2014, 2015), REKA Awards (2014, 2016), the REKA International Design Award (2017), K-Design Awards 2017, Asia Pacific Top Emerging Entrepreneurs 2014, Asia Honesty Enterprise Award 2016, Asia’s Young Designer Awards 2016, Asia’s Most Prestigious Interior Design Award 2017, Interior Design Excellence Awards 2017, Asia Pacific Property Awards 2015 in the Five Stars category, Asia Pacific Property Awards (2015, 2016) in the Highly Recommended category, as well as Designer of the Year (DOTY) Awards 2017 in the Residential category for its semi-detached house project and the Commercial category for its design firm-cum-showroom unit.

For more information, please visit The Roof Studio.

Twelve Empire Sdn Bhd 

Twelve Empire is headed by a dynamic team operating from two branches; one in Kuala Lumpur and the other in Puchong. As of 2017, the company has taken on and successfully completed 24 projects, with two more under construction. Twelve Empire ensures that it abides by 5 major core pillars; environmental stewardship, creative combination of human need, value creation, as well as science and art, when handling a client’s request.

In 2017, Twelve Empire has won two REKA awards from the Malaysian Institution of Interior Design (MIID) under the F&B and Corporate Offices categories. In the F&B category, the food court at MyTown Shopping Centre was awarded for its honest usage of materials and nature-inspired aesthetics. The overlapping décor of industrial and nature inspired styles tied together with flashes of neon, boasts a contemporary and relaxed ambience.

As for the Corporate Offices category, Twelve Empire used has turned its own office into a showcase gallery. The industrial theme worked well with the various eclectic décor of the space. The attention to detail from the cement wall finishing to the recycled pipe planters are what that earned this office space a REKA award.

For more information, please visit Twelve Empire Sdn Bhd.

Yong Studio Sdn Bhd

Yong Studio Sdn Bhd creates designs that are individually catered to each customer. With an extended portfolio ranging from both residential and commercial spaces, Yong Studio ensures each client a home that awakens the best side to create memories and bring dreams to reality. The firm is widely known for its signature composition of minimalism, spatial design, and a palette of materials that brings warmth and function.

The team has not only shown their dedication to serving the best interior solutions, they’ve achieved the recognition for both residential and commercial projects. In 2015, they received the Designer of the Year (DOTY) Awards 2015 for their terrace house project that captured opulence in simplicity through the inspiring use of wood-based furnishings and its harmonious colour schemes. The recognition for this firm continues in 2016 as it was honoured with the Honesty Enterprise Awards.

Following its success, Yong Studio received the Asia’s Most Prestigious Design Awards in 2017 as well as the Designer of the Year (DOTY) Awards 2017 for its commercial project that juxtaposes Oriental details in a modern Western design. The firm’s ability to push the traditional boundaries of design to achieve a desired ambiance through the use of contemporary features that include Eastern furniture as well as Western walls and flooring selection.

For more information, please visit Yong Studio Sdn Bhd.

ZRO Design Sdn Bhd

Established in 2008, Zro Design is a Johor Bahru-based design firm that strives to ensure to provide the ultimate customer experience by guiding its clients through each stage of the refurbishing process. As a result, each design produced by the firm is comprehensive and personable.

2017 has been a year of reckoning for Zro Design as the firm emerged victorious in two competitions: the Designer of the Year (DOTY) Awards for the Best Interior Design in the Showhouse category and the Johor Interior Designers Association (JIDA) Design Awards, for the same showhouse design.

The unit, located in Desaru Utama, is a contemporary styled home with a retro feel to it. The furnishings of the showhouse emphasise on the fusion of old glamour with modern sophistication, which have evidently impressed the judges. The attention to detail and the appreciation for tasteful art pieces is unparalleled, resulting in truly sophisticated designs that transcend time and culture.

For more information, please visit ZRO Design Sdn Bhd.