[T+L Awards 2012] Best Car: Fiat 500

Fiat 500 won the award of best car for Travel + Leisure magazine Awards 2012. 


A distinguished panel of judges names the best-designed hotels, restaurants, and more in this year’s design awards. 


T+L jury 2012: 


Billie Tsien: Cofounder of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects; the firm’s work includes the American Folk Art Museum, in New York, and the new home for the Barnes Foundation, in Philadelphia. 


Paul Priestman: The founding director of Priestmangoode, a multidisciplinary design group whose clients include airlines, train companies, and hotels. 


Derek Lam: Award-winning fashion designer who launched his own label in 2003; he has been the creative director for Tod’s since 2006. 


Muriel Brandolini: An interior designer who has been widely published; her first book, The World of Muriel Brandolini: Interiors, was recently released by Rizzoli. 


Michele Oka Doner: An artist widely recognized for her public installations; her work has been acquired by museums including New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. 


Robert Hammond: Cofounder of Friends of the High Line, the nonprofit group that created and now maintains the groundbreaking public park on Manhattan’s west side.