SEE: Virgil Abloh worked on a new Mercedes Benz design
At Design Miami this past weekend, Mercedes Benz unveiled a new solar powered electric car which they created in collaboration with fashion designer Virgil Abloh who passed away earlier this month.
The car is described as being “a design unlike anything that has been developed by Mercedes-Benz".
According to the brand, almost every element of the car was built from scratch, and features a a transparent front bonnet, underneath which sits solar cells that would be used to charge the battery. The vehicle is a six-foot long show car.
Described as an “off-the-road” coupe, the car sits two people and was inspired by the great outdoors.
Abloh worked with Mercedez-Benz chief design officer Gorden Wagener on the car with the aim of being a “responsible vision of future design.”
The Mercedes Benz collaboration was scheduled for release on 1 December and went ahead with the blessing of Abloh’s family.