John Krsteski is an American automobile designer, automotive artist, painter and Chief Designer at Genesis, North America. Born in Macedonia, he moved to Detroit, Michigan when he was a child.[1][2] He went on to study transportation design at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit.[3] While at CCS, Krsteski elected also to study painting.[4]
John Krsteski | |
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| Born | Macedonia |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Education | College for Creative Studies |
| Occupation | Car Designer |
| Organization | Genesis Motor |
| Title | Senior Chief Designer |
On 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.[3] He described going into interior design as "An unusual step of focusing on his weakness",[3]
"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 became a design manager. He joined Hyundai Motor America in 2007 as a design manager,[3] remained there for 13 years, and joined joining Genesis Design, as a chief designer.[5][6] 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,[7] Curb Concept, HCD-14 concept,[3] Hyundai Sonata, and Hyundai Genesis.[8][9] He appeared on the MotoMan TV in 2011 in a mini documentary series about the design and development of the Hyundai Curb concept.[10][11]
Krsteski is also an instructor at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, where he teaches automobile design.[12]
References
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- ^ Productions, Petrolicious (2014-03-03). "Hyundai Designer Paints Dynamic, Energetic Art". Petrolicious. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ Krsteski, John (2020-10-10). "Chief Designer for Genesis, North America".
- ^ "GENESIS | GV80 CONCEPT DESIGNERS INTERVIEW". YouTube. 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "A Nu Hyundai: Hyundai Nuvis Concept". YouTube. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "Hyundai Genesis' chief car designer, John Krsteski on the 2015 Hyundai Genesis interior and exterior". YouTube. 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ Hammond, Lou Ann (2013-03-18). "Hyundai's designer manager, John Krsteski | DrivingtheNation". Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "Hyundai Curb Concept Car - Behind the Scenes Build - Part One". YouTube. 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "Hyundai Curb Concept Car - Behind the Scenes Build - Part Two". YouTube. 2011-03-07. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ 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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