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Photo: Citroën DS3 Cabrio Baby Seat

July 15, 2013 By Nadeem Muaddi

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Citroen DS3 Cabrio Racing concept

When I was a child, we didn’t even use baby car seats. Now automakers are integrating them into their interior designs.

Point-in-case, check out the sporty baby seat featured in the new Citroën DS3 Cabrio Racing concept. Like the cabin it’s pegged to, this safety seat is trimmed in Napa full-grain leather, DS-embossed leather and Alcantara.

Citroën explains:

A smart design feature fitting to the Cabrio’s lifestyle practicalities is a child seat in three-material watch strap design leather upholstery, coordinated to the seats, and even co-ordinating rally helmets.

That’s right, should you choose to take your child with you on a rally race, Citroën throws in matching helmets for you and the little tike. (Is it legal in France to race with your child in the backseat?)

I don’t know about you, but I sure wouldn’t mind sitting in an adult-size version of this baby seat. It looks way more comfortable than the DS3’s rear bench – doesn’t it?

For more on the Citroen DS3 Cabrio Racing concept, visit Autoblog.

Filed Under: Archive, Concepts & Designs, Unique Pleats Tagged With: Auto Trim, Auto Upholstery, Car Interior, Child Safety Seat, Citroën DS3 Cabrio Racing concept, Watch Strap Pleat

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  1. tinabanana says

    July 15, 2013 at 5:22 pm

    i like the pleat design

    • Nadeem Muaddi says

      July 15, 2013 at 10:46 pm

      I agree. The watchstrap design is quite beautiful!

  2. Cesar says

    July 16, 2013 at 3:28 pm

    Nice design!…I’m trying to figure out how the ‘high and low relief pleats’were done? …the baby seat looks very comfortable.

    • Gjudd says

      July 16, 2013 at 8:07 pm

      The French like to foam inject there covers.

    • David says

      December 20, 2016 at 1:45 pm

      I just put a video on you tube on how I made the 3-D look. https://youtu.be/TzVRiIf0DbI

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