Programme 03 · Accelerator

Talent
for the World

YRMS seeks outstanding youths with exceptional creative talent to become apprentices of renowned masters, so they can realise their potential and go beyond.

31
Talents produced
10
Projects executed
3
Exclusive shows

Average cost to produce 2–3 talents: RM250,000

A luthier apprentice shaping a guitar body in the workshop
Instrument making
A culinary apprentice flambéing in a professional kitchen
Culinary
Hands carving a small wooden piece
Heritage craft
Master luthier Jeffrey Yong guiding his apprentices on a guitar body

Featured project

Jeffrey Yong

Master Luthier

One of Malaysia's most respected guitar makers, now passing his craft to a new generation of local apprentices.

40+years of experience
100+apprentices trained, very few of them local
USD6k+per guitar, built from local reclaimed woods
10–20orders a year from East Asia and North America
Three YRMS apprentices holding the guitars they built

The apprentices

  • Nabilah Shazwani
  • Lim Yi Ling
  • Sunita Kaur

How a project runs

  1. 1TrainDying or niche crafts preserved under a master
  2. 2ExhibitAn exclusive show to the industry
  3. 3RecogniseCertification and advocacy for the craft

Success Stories

Four journeys from the programme so far: from fine art and heritage craft to the music charts and professional kitchens.