Eva’s influence as a designer, teacher and maker of beautiful things has been continually recognized over her 90+ year career.
Faculty Positions
1939-53 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NYC.
1960-61 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island.
1988 Royal College of Art, London, England.
Honors and Awards
1926 Honorable Mention, Sesquicentennial Exposition, Philadelphia, PA
1983 Senior Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts
1988 Honorary Doctorate, Royal College of Art, London, England
1991 Honorary Doctorate, Parsons School of Design, New School University, NYC
1997 Personal Recognition Award, Industrial Designers Society of America
1998 Binns Medal for Excellence in Ceramic Art, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, NY
2000 Bronze Apple Award, Industrial Designers Society of America
2001 Honorary Member, American Ceramic Society
Street in Schramberg, Germany renamed Eva-Zeisel-Straße
2002 Living Legend Award, Pratt Institute, NYC
Russel Wright Award for Design Excellence, Manitoga: The Russel Wright Design Center, Garrison, NY
2004 Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
Honorary Doctorate, University of Craft and Design, Budapest
Honorary Royal Designer for Industry, Royal Society of Arts, London
2005 Honorary Doctorate, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
Lifetime Achievement Award, National Design Awards, Copper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, NYC
2006 Lifetime Achievement Award, Bon Appetit
2009 Visionary Award, Museum of Arts and Design, NYC