John Krsteski
John Krsteski | |
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| Born | United States |
| Education | College for Creative Studies |
| Organization | Genesis Motor |
| Title | Chief Designer |
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]
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
- ^ Productions, Petrolicious (2014-03-03). "Hyundai Designer Paints Dynamic, Energetic Art". Petrolicious. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ a b c d e "Auto People: Career developed inside out". WHEELS.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ 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".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "GENESIS | GV80 CONCEPT DESIGNERS INTERVIEW". 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "A Nu Hyundai: Hyundai Nuvis Concept". 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hyundai Genesis' chief car designer, John Krsteski on the 2015 Hyundai Genesis interior and exterior". 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Hammond, Lou Ann (2013-03-18). "Hyundai's designer manager, John Krsteski | DrivingtheNation". Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "Hyundai Curb Concept Car - Behind the Scenes Build - Part One". 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hyundai Curb Concept Car - Behind the Scenes Build - Part Two". 2011-03-07. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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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