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AT THE NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW 2016 AWARDS FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE Celebrating 10 Years Simply Brilliant Axalta Coating Systems is pleased to support the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology and the 2016 EyesOn Design award program. As a Serving customers in: global manufacturer of vibrant liquid and powder coatings, we appreciate the institute’s Aftermarket efforts to help the world see brilliant color. Refinish It is our honor to present the Innovative Use of Light Vehicle OEM Color, Graphics or Materials award at the North American International Auto Show. Industrial We congratulate all award recipients on your Commercial ingenuity and creativity. Vehicle Visit axaltacs.com to learn more. AWARDS FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE 2016 AT THE NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW A benefit for the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology Welcome 4 Thomas C. Gale 5 Awards for Design Excellence 6 2015 EyesOn Design Award Winners 9 2016 List of Judges and Docents 11 Master of Ceremonies 12 Chief Judges 13 Judges 18 Docents 46 About the Crystal Awards 67 Awards & Event Sponsors 68 The Catalyst Award 70 Why Does an Eye Institute Present Design Awards? 72 EyesOn Design at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House 73 The Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology 74 EyesOn Design Contacts 76 DIO Sponsors 78 15415 E. Jefferson Avenue Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan 48230 313-824-4710 www.henryford.com/dio • www.eyesondesign.org Contact: Philip C Hessburg, M.D. Medical Director, Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology Department of Ophthalmology 313.824.4710 • [email protected] A benefit for the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology 3 WELCOME Welcome to EyesOn Design Awards at the North American International Auto Show, 2016. The awards will go to the finest example of design among Concept and Production cars and trucks introduced in Detroit. The Catalyst Award – Empowering Great Design, will be presented, for the fourth time, to an executive within the industry who was instrumental in giving a designer a chance to excel. This year Stewart Reed, the EyesOn Design 2016 Lifetime Design Achievement Award recipient has chosen Strother MacMinn, 1918-1998, as his Catalyst Award recipient. 2014 and 2015 saw the addition of EyesOn Design Awards for Innovative Use of Color, Graphics and Materials and for Best Designed Interior, and both will be presented again this year. The prestige of the awards and the value placed on them by the press and the auto manufacturers is directly related to the credentials and prestige of the Judging Panel. For this reason we invite the Global Design Leaders of major automobile companies and the Design Leader of North American operations. Included also are the leaders of Transportation Design programs at major design schools around the globe and Design Leaders of important and successful independent Design Studios. We also include several retired global design leaders from major OEMs. In about a decade the EyesOn Design Awards have achieved remarkable status in the automotive community. The four Chief Judges appointed this year are “role models” in the design world. They have been influential and significant international contributors to the design profession and to their employers. We thank Chris Chapman, Dave Marek, Stewart Reed and Jack Telnack for serving as our 2016 program leaders. When I was asked in 2005 to organize the awards and program, I agreed for a variety of reasons: • The Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology has an enviable twenty-nine-year history with design awards at its summer event, EyesOn Design at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe • In its history, the judges of the summer event EyesOn Design Automotive Design Exhibition have been automotive designers, and the panel did not reflect or include “political” or socio-economic influences • The Institute’s motto – “Focused, so others might see” – is one I have long held in the highest respect • With the merger in 2012 between the DIO and the Department of Ophthalmology of the Henry Ford Health System, the DIO’s programs and its future contributions in eye research and education are assured and destined to prosper 4 At the North American International Auto Show AWARDS FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE 2016 The worlds of automotive journalism, design history, and our profession already accept these awards as a significant achievement in a world that may not always recognize the contribution that design lends to the business discipline. We strive to recognize beauty that consumers can distinguish and enjoy. As our very first EyesOn Design Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Gordon Buehrig, once said, “Automobile design is Rolling Sculpture.” We hope you will agree that the selections of our judges reflect this apt description. Enjoy! We are proud to have had you in attendance. Thomas C. Gale Founding Chairman, EyesOn Design Awards at the NAIAS THOMAS C. GALE FOUNDING CHAIRMAN EYESON DESIGN AT THE NAIAS Currently President of TC Gale Consulting and Design, Thomas Gale joined Chrysler Corporation in 1967 and retired as Executive Vice President responsible for Design, Engineering, and Product Strategy and the DaimlerChrysler Board of Management. In addition to design, he held assignments as President of Chrysler International Operations, Platform Chief for Minivan, Jeep, Passenger Cars, and Government Affairs Office. He has always been a champion for design and led Chrysler to a leadership role in the industry. He was instrumental in bringing concept cars, as well as production vehicle introductions, back to the forefront at the North American International Auto Show. Mr. Gale holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Industrial Design, and an MBA from Michigan State University. Mr. Gale’s innovation and design interests are carried over to the automotive aftermarket and his personal cars, which include sports cars, muscle cars and hot rods. A benefit for the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology 5 2016 AWARDS FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE Each year at NAIAS there are introductions of automobiles that change the equation. A new paint, lights that change the face or the tail in a pleasing manner, new uses of bright work, innovation in window surrounds. Eye catchers that turn heads – sell cars. Sometimes these changes are part of the exterior appearance of a car; sometimes they are an interior feature. Sometimes design changes are so subtle that only the cognoscenti recognize the turning of a new page. But every designer looks twice, perhaps three times, and knows that this is an innovation that will make a difference. These are the vehicles chosen by our judges as recipients of the EyesOn Design Awards for Design Excellence. This year Design Excellence Awards will be presented in seven categories at the North American International Auto Show. • EyesOn Design Award for Design Excellence – Production Car • EyesOn Design Award for Design Excellence – Production Truck • EyesOn Design Award for Design Excellence – Concept Car • EyesOn Design Award for Design Excellence – Concept Truck • EyesOn Design Award for Design Excellence – Best Designed Interior • EyesOn Design Award for Innovative Use of Color, Graphics and/or Materials • EyesOn Design Award for Design Excellence – Human Machine Interface Finally the Designer Catalyst Award goes posthumously to Strother MacMinn, 1918-1998, chosen by the 2016 EyesOn Design Lifetime Design Achievement Award recipient, Stewart Reed. This award is presented to an executive who gave the designer a chance to excel in his craft. 6 At the North American International Auto Show AWARDS FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE 2016 CONCEPT CAR PRODUCTION CAR EYESON DESIGN AWARD EYESON DESIGN AWARD FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE PRESENTED BY PRESENTED BY CONCEPT TRUCK PRODUCTION TRUCK EYESON DESIGN AWARD EYESON DESIGN AWARD FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE PRESENTED BY PRESENTED BY INNOVATIVE USE BEST DESIGNED INTERIOR OF COLOR, GRAPHICS AND MATERIALS EYESON DESIGN AWARD EYESON DESIGN AWARD FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE PRESENTED BY FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE PRESENTED BY HUMAN MACHINE CATALYST AWARD INTERFACE (HMI) AWARD EYESON DESIGN AWARDS EYESON DESIGN AWARD FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE PRESENTED BY PRESENTED BY A benefit for the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology 7 Save the Date for the 29th Annual EyesOn Design Automotive Design Exhibition Sunday, June 19, 2016 AWARDS FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE 2016 2015 AWARD WINNERS BEST PRODUCTION VEHICLE BEST CONCEPT VEHICLE FORD GT BUICK AVENIR CONCEPT INNOVATIVE USE OF COLOR, BEST DESIGNED INTERIOR GRAPHICS, AND MATERIALS AUDI Q7 BUICK AVENIR CONCEPT A benefit for the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology 9 SAVE THE DATE! SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2016 Tour the Lingenfelter Collection for the benefit of the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology. View a spectacular collection of nearly 200 vehicles including Corvettes, a Bugatti Veyron, and an Enzo Ferrari. The newest addition is the LaFerrari, a hybrid with 789 horsepower and a V-12 engine that accelerates from 0 to 150 miles per hour in 9.8 seconds. www.eyesondesigncarshow.com AWARDS FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE 2016 AT THE NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW A benefit for the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology 2016 Chief Judges: Chris Chapman Dave Marek Stewart Reed Jack Telnack 2016 Judges: Anne Asensio Kevin Hunter Dave Rand Wayne Cherry Thomas Ingenlath Pat Schiavone Dave Cohen Tisha Johnson Peter Schreyer Karen Davidson Tom Kearns Paul Snyder Willie G. Davidson Tom Matano Chris Svensson Colin Dhillon Keith Nagara Mark Trostle, Jr. Ray Drea Steve Nowicki Mark Trostle, Sr. Brandon