2017 Good Design Awards finalists announced

The finalists for Australia’s peak industry design awards have been announced for 2017, recognising the exemplary achievements over the past year of designers from around the world, from all walks of life, and across different age groups. 

The winners of the Good Design Awards will be announced at a black tie gala night on June 8, at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney in conjunction with Vivid Sydney, the world’s largest festival of light, music and ideas.

An open exhibition of the finalist entries will also be showcased at the Overseas Passenger Terminal from 9-11 June, giving the general public an opportunity to get their hands on the products and concepts in contention to receive Australia’s highest honour for design innovation.

The annual Good Design Awards is Australia’s most prestigious Awards for design and innovation with a proud history dating back to 1958. The Awards celebrate the best new products and services on the Australian market, excellence in architectural design, digital and communication design and reward emerging areas of design including business model innovation, social innovation and design entrepreneurship.

Organised by Good Design Australia, an independent judging panel consisting of more than 35 Australian and international design experts assessed hundreds of entries to select a shortlist of 244 finalists, which can be viewed on the Good Design website. 

The awards also include the Young Australian Design Awards for designers under 30, recognising young Australian designers, engineers, innovators and entrepreneurs. These awards were created to inspire the next generation of Australian designers to help foster a culture of design, innovation and creativity in Australia.

Finalist entries can be viewed on the Young Design Australia website.