One of the world's most unique automotive events

Each Father's Day, thousands of car fans journey to the idyllic home of Edsel and Eleanor Ford for the visual feasts that is EyesOn Design. Organized around an annual design theme, vehicle owners are invited to share their rolling sculpture with the world.

Unlike concours d'elegance events, judging is predominately conducted by automotive designers using professional design criteria, not based on restoration or authenticity. The event attracts some of the world's leading designers, collectors, and fans for an unpretentious and unmatched day.

Also unique among car shows, one class of cars is judged by a group called the Visionaries — blind and visually impaired judges donning white gloves and evaluating the vehicles only by touch. The Visionaries represent the mission upon which EyesOn Design was originally conceived — to support the work of the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology.

EyesOn Design has raised millions of dollars to 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.

Date

Sunday June 15, 2025

Location

Ford House

1100 Lakeshore Drive
Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 48236

Founded

1988

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2025 Events

Saturday, June 7

Cars & Coffee
FREE! NEW FOR 2025 - Cars & Spectators Welcome!
8:00–11am
Grosse Pointe Woods City Hall, 20025 Mack Plaza, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236

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Tusesday, June 10

Media Preview
9:30–11am
Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

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Friday, June 13

EyesOn Design Driving Tour
75-mile tour of a winding southeastern Michigan route followed by lunch and auto-enthusiasts tour at a surprise destination.
8:30am–noon
$95 per person

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Vision Honored:
EyesOn Design Lifetime Design Achievement Award ‍
Gala dinner and presentation of award to Ian Callum

Michigan Central Station, Detroit, MI
6:30pm–10pm
Vision Honored Table of 10: $3,000
Ticket: $300 per person

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Saturday, June 14

Design Symposium I: Creating Dreams
Stories of those who used their own hands to build the car of their dreams.

Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
10am–noon
$50 per person

Chair of the EyesOn Design Vehicle Selection Committee Glenn Abbott will share the stories of four remarkable individuals who used their own hands to breathe life into the cars of their dreams: "Vivant," the beautiful hand-built aluminum roadster created by Legendary Pontiac engineer Herb Adams; the first known wedge body style, crafted in 1966 by Ray Cannara; a 1948 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 pieced together through the grit and determination of Paul Wilson; and 1956 Jaguar XK140 Aerodyne, made by John Toom to satisfy his quest for a Jaguar that bore the flair of late '30s French and Italian aerodynamic coupes.

Design Symposium II: The Art of the Designer
A curated collection of art from the automotive design process

1pm–3pm
$50 per person
Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

EyesOn Design Chief Judge Glen Durmisevich leads a conversation about a unique artform: a curated collection of automotive design drawings, renderings and illustrations. This style of design communication, especially the older original hand-created artwork, has caught the discerning eye and imagination of collectors who focus on automotive art. Come explore some of the designs, process and techniques and hear the stories told by some of the designers who created these true works of art. Adam Wade, well known for his YouTube channel Rare Classic Cars & Automotive History, will moderate a panel of designers including:

• Tom Peters, former Director of Design for the Corvette

• John Mack, former Director of Design for Pontiac

• Camilo Pardo, former Ford GT Design Manager; Owner of Art & Development, Inc.

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