Coffee — A material that gives your capsules a new life

Before being a shoe, the Moka is a residue. More precisely, coffee grounds. A by-product found abundantly in our consumption habits — particularly through single-use capsules.

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

From coffee to shoe

The grounds are collected at a Nespresso sorting centre in Portugal. They are first dehydrated in ovens, then blended with a water-based PU. This dark paste is then spread onto a cotton canvas before being cut and hand-assembled.

The resulting texture is supple, durable, and slightly grainy. It is this deep brown material that gives the Moka its name.

Locally rooted, designed to last

Made in Portugal, this material contains:

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

It is assembled onto our trainers by our local artisans, with the same level of exacting craftsmanship as our other models.