Coffee — A material that brings your capsules back to life

Before being a shoe, the Moka is a residue. More precisely, coffee grounds. A by-product that is massively found in our consumption patterns—particularly via single-use capsules.

At Zèta, we don't see it as a leftover, but as a resource.

From coffee to shoes

The grounds are collected from a Nespresso sorting center in Portugal. They are first dehydrated in ovens, then mixed with a water-based PU. This dark paste is then spread on a cotton canvas before being cut and assembled by hand.

The resulting texture is soft, resilient, and slightly grainy. It is this deep brown material that gives Moka its name.

Locally rooted, designed to last

Made in Portugal, this material contains:

15% coffee , 50% cotton , 35% water-based PU .

It is mounted on our sneakers by our local artisans, with the same level of requirement as for our other models.