CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global supplier of liquid
and powder coatings, played a major role in the EyesOn Design program
that took place June 17-19, 2016 at prominent southeast Michigan venues.
EyesOn Design is an annual benefit supporting the visual research
program at Henry Ford Health System’s Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology
(DIO).
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During EyesOn Design events, Axalta displayed the No. 88 Axalta/University of Michigan Chevrolet SS racecar that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive in August during the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. (Photo: Axalta)
Axalta was the lead sponsor at the Vision Honored black-tie event held
on June 17 at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
Stewart Reed, chair of the Transportation Design Department at the
ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, received the
Lifetime Design Achievement Award during the program attended by
automotive and design industry leaders.
On June 19, Axalta also supported the 29th annual Automotive
Design Exhibition at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe
Shores, Michigan where Axalta Color Design Director Nancy Lockhart
served as a judge.
“We are proud to be a long-standing partner of the EyesOn Design
organization,” said David Fischer, Axalta Vice President of Market
Strategy and Growth. “As a company that values color and design, the
work that EyesOn Design is doing on behalf of the blind and visually
impaired hits close to home. We salute their efforts.”
Last January, Axalta supported the EyesOn Design Awards at the North
American International Auto Show in Detroit. Axalta presented the EyesOn
Design Award for Innovative Use of Color, Graphs or Materials. The 2016
award went to the designers of the Acura Precision Concept.
At the two June events, Axalta displayed the No. 88 Axalta/University of
Michigan Chevrolet SS racecar. It was unveiled to the media on June 13
and shown to the general public for the first time on June 16 at Campus
Martius in downtown Detroit. The racecar features an Axalta/University
of Michigan (U-M) paint design and will be driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr.
at the Pure Michigan 400 on Aug. 28 at the Michigan International
Speedway.
Axalta and U-M recently entered into an educational partnership to
support engineering and business students. To celebrate the
relationship, the U-M brand is painted on the side of the No. 88 Axalta
Chevrolet SS. Axalta will host 50 U-M business and engineering students
at the Pure Michigan 400 race to provide an out-of-the-classroom
experience that highlights automotive racing and coatings performance
technology and innovation.
For more information on EyesOn Design, visit http://www.eyesondesign.org/.
About Axalta Coating Systems – Celebrating 150 Years in the Coatings
Industry
Axalta is a leading global company focused solely on coatings and
providing customers with innovative, colorful, beautiful and sustainable
solutions. From light OEM vehicles, commercial vehicles and refinish
applications to electric motors, buildings and pipelines, our coatings
are designed to prevent corrosion, increase productivity and enable the
materials we coat to last longer. With 150 years of experience in the
coatings industry, the approximately 12,800 people of Axalta continue to
find ways to serve our more than 100,000 customers in 130 countries
better every day with the finest coatings, application systems and
technology. For more information visit axaltacoatingsystems.com
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