Warby Parker illustrates the power of design by creating solutions to industry problems while making a positive impact on the world. Their commitment to social entrepreneurship and leadership in the eyewear industry have created new alternatives that benefit the greater community—and it is for this innovative spirit that we honor Warby Parker with AIGA’s Corporate Leadership Award.

Bennie F. Johnson, executive director of AIGA, the professional association for design, commenting in a statement earlier this month in which the 107-year-old association announced that Warby Parker would receive the AIGA Corporate Leadership Award, recognizing the brand for “changing the eyewear industry by pioneering ideas, designing products and experiences, and making proper vision care more affordable and accessible.”