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for Best Mentor and Best Institution. Submissions close on
1 December 2025.
The 2025 edition drew 335 entries from 30 institutions
and private firms, underscoring MIFF FDC’s growing industry

relevance. Design students and young professionals are invited
to enter at www.miffdc.com.
Building on MIFF FDC’s success, MIFF has launched
the MIFF FDC CLUB to create a continuous ecosystem for
collaboration and growth. Operating through three strategic
pillars—CONNECT (networking), SELECT (curated collaborations),
and EDIT (content development)—the MIFF FDC CLUB
bridges young designers with established manufacturers. The organiser is calling for fellow Designers, industry
Its members gain opportunities ranging from facility tours to key stakeholders and manufacturers to join the MIFF FDC

prototype development, while manufacturers access fresh CLUB. Anyone interested can learn more updates at www.
design perspectives to strengthen competitiveness. miffdc.com.
At a recent virtual matching session, five young designers
were successfully paired with local manufacturers via the Features of MIFF 2026
SELECT programme. Alongside MIFF FDC and the MIFF FDC CLUB, MIFF 2026
These collaborations will debut as new product designs at will also feature the 5th edition of xOrdinary Design Exhibition,
MIFF 2026, granting emerging designers valuable international themed “Happiness”. First curated in 2019, xOrdinary celebrates

exposure. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ceremony independent creativity, empowering designers to showcase
between designer-exhibitor pairs who participated in the unconventional ideas and lifestyle concepts that bring joy to
SELECT programme and Informa Markets Malaysia was held everyday living. Applications for xOrdinary project are open
on 10 October 2025 at MITEC, Kuala Lumpur witnessed by at xordinaryxordinary@gmail.com.
Dato’ Tan Chin Huat, Founder & Chairman of MIFF, Mr. Steve Together, MIFF FDC 2026, the MIFF FDC CLUB, and
Ong, President of Muar Furniture Association (MFA), and Dr. xOrdinary Design Exhibition 2026 form a complete design
Eric Leong, Chief Judge of MIFF FDC 2026 & Mentor of ecosystem—from discovering new talent to developing
MIFF FDC CLUB. collaborations and showcasing innovation globally. This
“Over the past three decades, MIFF has been demonstrating integrated approach supports Malaysia’s shift from OEM to

its commitment towards the sustainable growth of the Malaysia ODM and OBM manufacturing, directly aligned with the New
furniture industry,” said Ms Kelie Lim, General Manager Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP 2030).
of MIFF. "While MIFF FDC discovers emerging talent, the MIFF 2026 will take place from 4–7 March 2026 at the
MIFF FDC CLUB ensures that talent thrives beyond the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC)
competition. Together, they form a complete pipeline from and World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL).
creativity to commerce. Through nurturing design talent and For more information on MIFF FDC 2026 and the MIFF
fostering industry partnerships, MIFF provides the platform for FDC CLUB, visit www.miffdc.com. For details on xOrdinary,

Malaysia's furniture sector to continue evolving and thriving visit www.xordinary.com.my. FDM
for generations to come." ENQUIRY NO. 6501