Wednesday, January 14, 2026
EyesOn Design Awards
at the Detroit Auto Show
Which vehicles do top designers think are at the forefront of the industry? The world will find out at the EyesOn Design Awards at the Detroit Auto Show.
2026 Event Information
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.
Date & Time
Wednesday
January 14, 2026
12:50pm ET
Location
Huntington Place Main Stage
1 Washington Blvd
Detroit, MI 48226
2026 Award Finalists
The nominated vehicles competing for design excellence across four award categories
Best Concept Vehicle
Cadillac Elevated Velocity Concept
Chevrolet Corvette CX Concept
Best Designed Interior
Bentley EXP 15 Concept
BMW Concept Speedtop
Chevrolet Corvette CX Concept
Best Production Vehicle
Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
Ferrari Amalfi
Ferrari F80
Innovative Use of Color, Graphics or Materials
Presented by Axalta
Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
Bentley EXP 15 Concept
Cadillac Elevated Velocity Concept
2026 Invited Judges
Leading designers and design educators determining automotive excellence
Alfonso Albaisa
Senior Vice President for Global Design
Nissan Motor Co.
Charles Allen
SVP/GM (ret.)
Honda R&D North America
Chris Bangle
Managing Director
Chris Bangle Associates
Chris Benjamin
VP of Design
Scout Motors
Mitja Borkert
Director, Centro Stile
Lamborghini
Ian Callum
Founder & Director
CALLUM
Moray Callum
VP of Design (ret.)
Ford Motor Company
Wayne Cherry
VP of Design (ret.)
General Motors
Michelle Christensen
VP, Global Brand and Lifestyle
Karma
Dan Cuffaro
Dean, Industrial Design
Cleveland Institute of Art
Kemal Curić
Global Design Director, Performance Vehicles
Ford Motor Company
Walter De Silva
President
Walter De Silva Automotive
Marek Djordjevic
Chair of Transportation Design
ArtCenter College of Design
Glen Durmisevich
Chief Judge
EyesOn Design
Leonardo Fioravanti
Founder
Fioravanti S.r.l.
Jacques Flynn
Senior Director
Mazda Design America (MDA)
Tom Gale
Executive VP (ret.)
Chrysler
Joaquín Garcia
Head of Design
Italdesign
Ralph Gilles
Chief Design Officer
Stellantis
Nick Gronenthal
Design Director
Volvo Cars
Karim Habib
Executive VP & Head of Global Design
Kia
Gordon Murray
Founder
Gordon Murray Automotive
Jeff Hammoud
VP of Design
Rivian
Dale Harrow
Professor & Chair, Intelligent Mobility Design Centre
Royal College of Art
Kevin Hunter
President
Calty Design Research
Thomas Ingenlath
Senior Design Adviser
Geely Group
Derek Jenkins
VP of Design
Rivian
Scott Krugger
Head of North American Design
Stellantis
Patrick le Quément
SVP Corporate Design (ret.)
Renault
Bob Lutz
Vice Chairman (ret.)
General Motors
Ikuo Maeda
Design Chief
Mazda
Flavio Manzoni
Chief Design Officer
Ferrari
Dave Marek
Executive Advisor
Honda
Michael Mauer
Head of Design
Volkswagen Group and Porsche
Andreas Mindt
Head of Design
Volkswagen
Toshinobu Minami
Chief Operating Officer, Design Center
Honda
Maximilian Missoni
Head of Design
BMW
Victor Nacif
Program Chair School of Design
NewSchool of Architecture and Design
Bryan Nesbitt
Senior VP of Global Design
General Motors
Steve Pasteiner
President
Advanced Automotive Technologies
Chuck Pelly
Founder
The Design Academy
Joel Piaskowski
Global Design Director
Ford Motor Company
Marek Reichman
Executive VP & Chief Creative Officer
Aston Martin
Stewart Reed
Chair of Transportation Design (ret.)
ArtCenter College of Design
Peter Schreyer
President and Chief Design Officer (ret.)
Hyundai Motor Group
Michael Simcoe
Senior VP of Global Design (ret.)
General Motors
Paul Snyder
Paul & Helen Farago Chair of Transportation Design
College for Creative Studies
Jack Telnack
VP of Design (ret.)
Ford
Mark Trostle Sr.
Chief Designer, Creative Services
Roush
Mark Trostle Jr.
VP of Design, Ram Truck, SRT and Mopar
Stellantis
Franz von Holzhausen
Chief Designer
Tesla
Gorden Wagener
Chief Design Officer (ret.)
Mercedes-Benz
Todd Willing
Head of Design
Ford Motor Company
David Woodhouse
Vice President
Nissan Design America
Award Sponsors
Supporting excellence in automotive design
Axalta
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