EyesOn Design 2025

The Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology staged its 38th annual EyesOn Design classic car show on June 15 at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores. The day included a Private Eyes Brunch and an Automotive Design Exhibition, in addition to the public show that attracted thousands of automotive enthusiasts. The theme of this year’s event was The Art of Design, while British vehicle designer Sir Ian Callum was presented with the EyesOn Design Lifetime Design Achievement Award. 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. 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. // Photographs by Patrick Gloria