If the Mezzo was a car it would be French..... their cars are efficient at transporting people from A to B but their designs are incredibly boring and ugly. The nearest thing to anything stylish and good looking was the old Citroen DS (which was styled by Italian sculptor).
I can never see the Mezzo gaining the sort of affection that is found with Brompton... no one is ever going to stop a Mezzo owner to admire the bikes looks are they