Robert Lešnik

Slovenian automobile designer

Robert Lešnik is a car designer, born 1971 in Limbuš, Slovenia.

After three failed attempts to enter the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, he registered at the University of Pforzheim, and while there he took an exam to work with Volkswagen. He succeeded and stayed at Volkswagen for nine years as exterior design team leader.^[1] In April 2007 he moved to Kia Motors and left it in September 2009 for Mercedes-Benz, where he has headed the Exterior Design department, since 2014.

He won the "Designer of the year, 2006" award, a Slovenian award for industrial design.

Design contributions

Volkswagen Passat (B6)
Volkswagen Concept C, concept car for Eos
Volkswagen Eos design team headed by Peter Schreyer, Head of Volkswagen Design.^[2]
Volkswagen Iroc,^[3] concept car for Scirocco
Volkswagen Scirocco
Mercedes Benz W205
Mercedes-Benz W212 (Facelift)
Mercedes-Benz W222
Mercedes-Benz GLA^[4]
Mercedes-AMG GT^[5]

References

^ "Robert Lesnik, Volkswagen". Automotive News Europe. 29 May 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
^ "Geneva Auto Show 2004: Volkswagen Concept C". VWVortex, Mar 2, 2004, Jamie Vondruska.
^ AVTOMOBILIZEM.com :: Poglej temo - 2008 Kia Sportage facelift
^ "Podpis Roberta Lešnika pod uradnima skicama novega mercedesa GLA". Gregor Pavšič, www.siol.net. 2013-08-13.
^ "Mercedes AMG GT preview by the men who made it". Car. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2017.