During a presentation evening at the Overseas Passenger Cruise Terminal in Sydney, the 2017 Good Design awards were announced. The 2017 Young Australian Design Awards category attracted a very impressive group of submissions from across Australia and the the Jury selected 12 project to proceed to the Finalists stage. The entries were judged against strict design criteria which included: Technology, Innovation, Sustainability and Design Excellence.

Nicole Larkin was shortlisted among the finalists for her piece 'Dynamics in Impermanence' and subsequently received the Young Australian Design Awards for Sustainability.