THE ANNIVERSARY RECOGNITION · 2001–2026

25 people who rule.

Teachers, artists, engineers, makers, patternmakers, students, mentors — twenty-five people whose disciplined work improves the world, recognized in Lance's twenty-fifth year. Featured with permission. Told properly. Never a sweepstakes.

01/25NOMINATIONS OPENNominate someone who rules
01 — FIRST FEATURE: A TEACHERTEACHER PORTRAIT IN A REAL CLASSROOM — EDITORIAL PLACEHOLDER, NOT AN ACTUAL LANCE CUSTOMER. THE FIRST FEATURED PERSON IS SELECTED FROM NOMINATIONS.
HOW EACH STORY IS TOLD

The person. The work. The tools.

  • A portrait in their real place of work
  • The work itself — drawings, patterns, parts, lessons
  • The Lance instruments in their practice
  • A way to support them — tools gifted, a classroom or studio equipped
The first campaign — Teachers Rule →
TWENTY-FIVE PLACES — FILLED AS PEOPLE ARE NAMED
01TEACHER — IN SELECTION
02ARTIST?03ENGINEER?04MAKER?05PATTERNMAKER?06STUDENT?07MENTOR?08DESIGNER?09EDUCATOR?10ARTIST?11ENGINEER?12MAKER?13PATTERNMAKER?14STUDENT?15MENTOR?16DESIGNER?17EDUCATOR?18ARTIST?19ENGINEER?20MAKER?21PATTERNMAKER?22STUDENT?23MENTOR?24DESIGNER?25EDUCATOR?
DISCIPLINE LABELS ARE INVITATIONS, NOT QUOTAS — TAP ANY OPEN PLACE TO NOMINATE
SINCERE AND SELECTIVE — NOT A CONTEST

Nominate someone who rules.

A teacher, an artist, an engineer, a maker — anyone whose disciplined work changed what you believed was possible. We read every nomination, and featured people hear from us before anything is published.

Twenty-five years. Twenty-five people. Designers rule.

Teachers Rule — the first campaign25 Years on the Line