Robert Lešnik is a car designer, born 1971 in Limbuš, a village near Maribor Slovenia. After three failed attempts to enter the Academy of Fine Art and Design Ljubljana he registered at the University of Pforzheim, and while there he took an exam to work with Volkswagen — and received employment.
Since April 2007, he has worked with Kia Motors.
He won the "Designer of the year, 2006" award, a Slovenian award for industrial design.