John Krsteski

{{Infobox person

| name = John Krsteski

| image = John Krsteski & Hyundai HCD 11 Nuvis concept at the 2009 New York Auto Show.jpg

| birth_place = Macedonia

| citizenship = United States of America

| education = College for Creative Studies

| occupation = Car Designer

| organization = Genesis Motor

| title = Senior Chief Designer

| website =

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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.{{Cite web|last=Productions|first=Petrolicious|date=2014-03-03|title=Hyundai Designer Paints Dynamic, Energetic Art|url=https://petrolicious.com/articles/hyundai-designer-paints-dynamic-energetic-art|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Petrolicious|language=en}}{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/classic-porsche/20210301/281552293527261 |access-date=2023-11-21 |via=PressReader}} He went on to study transportation design at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit.{{Cite web|title=Auto People: Career developed inside out.|url=https://www.wheels.ca/news/hyundai-genesis-designer-started-with-interior-concepts-for-auto-supply-company/|access-date=2020-10-10|website=WHEELS.ca|language=en-US}} While at CCS, Krsteski elected also to study painting.{{Cite web |last=Productions |first=Petrolicious |date=2014-03-03 |title=Hyundai Designer Paints Dynamic, Energetic Art|url=https://petrolicious.com/articles/hyundai-designer-paints-dynamic-energetic-art|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Petrolicious|language=en}}

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. He described going into interior design as "An unusual step of focusing on his weakness", {{Quote|text="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."}}

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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, remained there for 13 years, and joined joining Genesis Design, as a chief designer.{{Cite web|last=Krsteski|first=John|date=2020-10-10|title=Chief Designer for Genesis, North America|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-krsteski-63187636/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2017-04-24|title=GENESIS {{!}} GV80 CONCEPT DESIGNERS INTERVIEW|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH7h7q8Hp0E&ab_channel=Genesis_worldwide|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-10|website=YouTube}} 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,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2009-04-09|title=A Nu Hyundai: Hyundai Nuvis Concept|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xnrsY5x_Bo&ab_channel=MotorTrendChannel|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-10|website=YouTube}} Curb Concept, HCD-14 concept, Hyundai Sonata, and Hyundai Genesis.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2014-09-15|title=Hyundai Genesis' chief car designer, John Krsteski on the 2015 Hyundai Genesis interior and exterior|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTAq8fiMyhY&ab_channel=DrivingTheNation|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-10|website=YouTube}}{{Cite web|last=Hammond|first=Lou Ann|date=2013-03-18|title=Hyundai's designer manager, John Krsteski {{!}} DrivingtheNation|url=https://www.drivingthenation.com/hyundais-designer-manager-john-krsteski/|access-date=2020-10-10|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924174919/https://www.drivingthenation.com/hyundais-designer-manager-john-krsteski/|url-status=dead}} He appeared on the MotoMan TV in 2011 in a mini documentary series about the design and development of the Hyundai Curb concept.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2011-02-22|title=Hyundai Curb Concept Car - Behind the Scenes Build - Part One|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l1cKxi_wfE&lc=Ugyrs6gFr0kD1bWRVqN4AaABAg&ab_channel=MotoManTV|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-10|website=YouTube}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2011-03-07|title=Hyundai Curb Concept Car - Behind the Scenes Build - Part Two|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3KrawjCptE&ab_channel=MotoManTV|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-10|website=YouTube}}

Krsteski is also an instructor at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, where he teaches automobile design.{{Cite news|last=Kelly|first=Caitlin|date=2013-10-29|title=A Woman's Touch, Still a Rarity in Car Design (Published 2013)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/automobiles/a-womans-touch-still-a-rarity-in-car-design.html|access-date=2020-10-10|issn=0362-4331}}