Desserto

Desserto is a cactus-based materials brand developed by Mexican company Adriano Di Marti SA DE CV. Its official website describes Desserto as a technically advanced plant-based material intended to address negative impacts associated with both the leather and synthetic-plastics industries. The brand’s materials are presented for use across fashion, automotive, interior design and other applications. The company’s site identifies Desserto as one of its brands and offers materials and products through its website. Desserto was developed by Adrián López Velarde and Marte Cázarez. The founders say that, after two years of research and development, they introduced the material in Milan in October 2019. Their account links the project to experience in furniture, automotive and fashion, and to a desire to develop materials with design and performance characteristics while addressing environmental concerns. The Spanish-language Wikipedia entry says that the material was presented at Lineapelle, a leather and leather-alternatives fair in Milan. The core offering is a cactus-derived leather alternative, also described as cactus-based leather or nopal-based vegetable leather. The Spanish-language Wikipedia entry reports that the company also uses the Deserttex name for material intended for automotive applications. It describes the material as suitable for products including footwear, furniture, apparel, bags and automotive interiors. The brand’s own website broadly identifies fashion, automotive and interior design as application areas. Desserto is positioned as a plant-based material alternative for manufacturers and designers looking for options beyond conventional animal leather and synthetic materials. The company emphasizes material innovation and sustainability. The supplied Spanish-language reference describes its cactus cultivation as taking place in Zacatecas and says the crop is grown organically using rainwater; these details are attributed to that reference rather than independently verified here. The same entry reports international awards and mentions commercial contracts with Fossil, Karl Lagerfeld and H&M. The available evidence does not establish the scope or current status of those relationships. The brand is associated with its Mexican developer, Adriano Di Marti SA DE CV. The supplied evidence names the two founders and identifies them as company leaders, but does not provide a separate headquarters address, current executive roster, or ownership structure beyond the company’s own statement that Desserto is its brand. The brand’s current website continues to promote its cactus-based materials and products.

Desserto’s origins lie in the work of Adrián López Velarde and Marte Cázarez, who say they began developing the material after reflecting on the environmental costs of conventional material industries. The founders describe prior backgrounds in furniture, automotive and fashion, which exposed them to the effects that material choices can have across production systems. They decided to leave their conventional paths and pursue cactus-based material development. According to the company’s About Us page, Desserto emerged after two years of research and development. The founders say their project was not intended simply to replace one material with another, but to demonstrate that materials could be developed with consideration for design, performance and sustainability. The company describes its product as a technically advanced plant-based material made from cactus and developed in response to impacts associated with leather and synthetic-plastics industries. In October 2019, the founders introduced Desserto in Milan. The supplied Spanish-language Wikipedia entry identifies Lineapelle as the event at which it was presented and describes the offering as a nopal-derived vegetable leather for applications that include footwear, furniture, clothing, leather goods and automotive interiors. The same entry distinguishes Desserto, associated with fashion, from Deserttex, described as the name used for automotive-industry applications. The company’s current website describes the wider application range as including fashion, automotive and interior design. The Spanish-language reference reports that cactus cultivation for Desserto takes place in the Mexican state of Zacatecas, and characterizes the cultivation as organic and rainwater-based. It also describes the material as flexible, soft, durable, breathable and versatile, while reporting that it is partially biodegradable. These are claims from the supplied secondary reference; the provided excerpts do not include independently verifiable technical data or a detailed product specification. The official site lists sustainability-related sections, including a biobased certification page and a C14 E-LCA section, but the supplied excerpt does not provide their contents or results. The Spanish-language entry reports recognition including a 2020 LVMH Innovation Award second runner-up placement and a special mention as a favorite in the materials category, a Monte Carlo Fashion Week Sustainable Award, an Architectural Digest and Samsung Innovation Award, a Material ConneXion New York Seal of Material Excellence, a PETA Compassionate Business Award, a Good Design Award Gold Accolade, and a PETA vegan certificate. It also reports contracts with Fossil, Karl Lagerfeld and H&M, without specifying dates or the extent of those arrangements. Desserto is currently presented on its official website as a brand of Adriano Di Marti SA DE CV. The website continues to promote its cactus-based materials and products. The evidence supplied here does not identify a separate headquarters address, a full corporate ownership history, or later corporate transactions or leadership changes.

• 2020

  Reported award recognition

• 2019

  Desserto introduced in Milan

• Two-year research and development period

A cactus-based, plant-derived material brand positioned as an alternative to animal leather and synthetic materials for fashion, automotive, interior design and other applications.

• Desserto cactus-based material

  A plant-based material described by the company as a cactus-based alternative intended for applications including fashion, automotive and interior design.

• Deserttex

  The supplied Spanish-language reference identifies Deserttex as the name for the material used exclusively in the automotive industry.

• Develop a cactus-based alternative materialOther

1. 1Cactus Leather: Sustainable Vegan Leather for Fashion & Moredesserto.com.mx
2. 2ABOUT USdesserto.com.mx
3. 3Materiales Sostenibles y Cuero Vegano | DESSERTOdesserto.com.mx
4. 4Dessertowikidata.org
5. 5Dessertoes.wikipedia.org
6. 6Materiales Sostenibles y Cuero Vegano | DESSERTOdesserto.com.mx