Kosta Krsmanovic ( 1950 )  graduated from the Faculty of Applied Arts in 1974 and then, completed his two-year postgraduate studies in Product Design in 1977. His professional career as an independent artist started in 1975, and two years later in 1977
he became member of the Serbian Association of Applied Arts, Artists and Designers (ULUPUDS). 

He has worked at the Faculty of Applied Arts of the University of Arts in Belgrade since 1981 - 2015. He was becoming a Full Professor of Industrial Design in 1998. From 1989 to 1998, he was Head of the Department of Industrial Design, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Arts and Design from 1994 to 1996 and Vice-Rector for education of the University of Art in Belgrade from 2004 to 2009.