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Mexican firm Desserto launches cactus leather seats for Mercedes

11 Jan '22

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Pic: DESSERTO

Adriano Di Marti, the Mexican company that created Desserto, has launched the new Mercedes Vision EQXX in Las Vegas at the ongoing CES 2022 show. The seats of the car are fully upholstered with Dessertex, an automotive material made from cactus. It is the most efficient Mercedes-Benz ever built and marks a new expression of efficiency in interior design.

A very important all-electric vehicle that enters the scene to demonstrate that it is possibe to design an electric car with very low energy consumption and, therefore, a high range on a single charge. A technology that allows you to reinvent long road trips. Adriano Di Marti is proud to partner with Mercedes-Benz on its latest technology program, the VISION EQXX. Dessertex shows a way forward for luxury design that conserves resources and is in balance with nature, the company said in a press release.

Adrián López Velarde and Marte Cázarez, founders of Adriano Di Marti are very satisfied with the great achievements obtained by the company that developed the world’s first highly sustainable and ecological organic material made with nopal. With Desserto they have obtained 10 international awards. The young visionaries reaffirmed their commitment to continue developing environmentally friendly materials.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (GK)