John Krsteski

John Krsteski is an American automobile designer, automotive artist and painter, who is the Chief Designer of Genesis, North America. Krsteski was born, and raised in Detroit, Michigan.[1] He studied transportation design at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit.[2]

John Krsteski
Born
United States
EducationCollege for Creative Studies
OrganizationGenesis Motor
TitleChief Designer

While at CCS, Krsteski took painting classes as part of his design electives which helped in making him more expressive with cars and design.[3] Upon graduation, he joined Johnson controls, where he worked on advanced automotive interiors at a time when the expectation for design graduates was to become exterior designers.[2] He described going into interior design as "An unusual step of focusing on his weakness",[2]

“Coming out of school, I wasn’t too good at interiors,” he says. “At that time, students weren’t being trained for interiors, because the expectation was that you’d be an exterior designer. I had an opportunity with (supplier) Johnson Controls to do interiors. I thought it was fantastic. I could go there and learn more about the inside of the car.”

Krsteski worked at Johnson controls for three years where he rose to become a design manager. He joined Hyundai Motor America in 2007 as a design manager,[2] where he remained for 13 years before joining Genesis Design, as a chief designer.[4][5] He started out with interiors and later transitioned to exterior design. During Krsteski's time at Hyundai, he was responsible for several concept and production vehicles, such as the Hyundai Nuvis concept,[6] Curb Concept, HCD-14 concept,[2] Hyundai Sonata, and Hyundai Genesis.[7][8] He appeared on the MotoMan TV in 2011 in a mini documentary series about the design and development of the Hyundai Curb concept.[9][10]

Krsteski is also an instructor at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, where he teaches automobile design.[11]

References
  1. Productions, Petrolicious (2014-03-03). "Hyundai Designer Paints Dynamic, Energetic Art". Petrolicious. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  2. "Auto People: Career developed inside out". WHEELS.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  3. Productions, Petrolicious (2014-03-03). "Hyundai Designer Paints Dynamic, Energetic Art". Petrolicious. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  4. Krsteski, John (2020-10-10). "Chief Designer for Genesis, North America".
  5. "GENESIS | GV80 CONCEPT DESIGNERS INTERVIEW". 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  6. "A Nu Hyundai: Hyundai Nuvis Concept". 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  7. "Hyundai Genesis' chief car designer, John Krsteski on the 2015 Hyundai Genesis interior and exterior". 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  8. Hammond, Lou Ann (2013-03-18). "Hyundai's designer manager, John Krsteski | DrivingtheNation". Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  9. "Hyundai Curb Concept Car - Behind the Scenes Build - Part One". 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  10. "Hyundai Curb Concept Car - Behind the Scenes Build - Part Two". 2011-03-07. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  11. Kelly, Caitlin (2013-10-29). "A Woman's Touch, Still a Rarity in Car Design (Published 2013)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-10.


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