The EyesOn Design Awards convenes leading designers and design educators to determine the most significant production and concept vehicles that debuted over the past year. As one of the automotive industry’s highest honors, designers worldwide value these Awards as recognition by their peers for exceptional design.
The Awards will be presented on Friday, January 10, 2025 at 9:45am during the Detroit Auto Show media preview. EyesOn Design events support the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology. The DIO, a division of the Henry Ford Health Department of Ophthalmology, supports the visually impaired and organizes groundbreaking eye research conferences.
Awards Presentation
Friday, January 10, 2025
Huntington Place
9:45 am
Invited Judges 2025
- Alfonso Albaisa, Nissan
- Charles Allen, Honda (retired)
- Anne Asensio, Dassault Systèmes
- Chris Bangle, Chris Bangle Associates
- Chris Benjamin, Scout Motors
- Mitja Borkert, Lamborghini
- Ian Callum, Callum
- Moray Callum, Ford (retired)
- Wayne K. Cherry, General Motors (retired)
- Michelle Christensen, Karma Automotive
- Dan Cuffaro, Cleveland Institute of Art
- Kemal Curic, Lincoln
- Walter de Silva, Volkswagen Group (retired)
- Marek Djordjevic, ArtCenter College of Design
- Luc Donckerwolke, Genesis
- Glen J. Durmisevich, EyesOn Design & General Motors (retired)
- Leonardo Fioravanti, Fioravanti
- Jacques Flynn, Mazda
- Tom Gale, Chrysler (retired)
- Joaquin Garcia, Italdesign
- Ralph Gilles, Stellantis
- Karim A. Habib, Kia
- Jeff Hammoud, Rivian
- Dale Harrow, Royal College of Art
- Simon Humphries, Toyota
- Kevin Hunter, Toyota
- Derek Jenkins, Lucid
- Felix Kilbertus, Pininfarina
- Patrick le Quément, Renault (retired)
- SangYup Lee, Hyundai
- Marc Lichte, Audi
- Bob Lutz, General Motors (retired)
- Flavio Manzoni, Ferrari
- Dave Marek, Acura
- Tom Matano, Academy of Art University
- Michael Mauer, Volkswagen Group
- Gerry McGovern, JLR
- Toshinobu Minami, Honda
- Andreas Mindt, Volkswagen
- Maximilian Missoni, BMW
- Victor Nacif, NewSchool of Architecture and Design
- Shiro Nakamura, Nissan (retired)
- Jeremy Offer, Volvo
- Robin Page, Bentley
- Camilo Pardo, Art & Development
- Steve Pasteiner, Pasteiner’s
- Chuck Pelly, Intersection, Inc
- Joel Piaskowski, Ford
- Jean-Pierre Ploué, Stellantis
- Stewart Reed, ArtCenter College of Design (retired)
- Marek Reichman, Aston Martin
- Philipp Römers, Polestar
- Peter Schreyer, Kia (retired)
- Michael Simcoe, GM
- Paul Snyder, College for Creative Studies
- Tobias Suehlmann, McLaren
- Jack Telnack, Ford (retired)
- Mark Trostle Jr., Stellantis
- Mark Trostle Sr., Roush
- Adrian van Hooydonk, BMW Group
- Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla
- Gordon Wagener, Mercedes-Benz
- Seiji Watanabe, Mitsubishi
- Ed Welburn, General Motors (retired)
- Todd Willing, Ford
- David Woodhouse, Nissan