Olive — What the olive groves leave us

Olive oil is extracted. What's left is usually forgotten. At Zèta, that's where it all begins. Skins, pits, olive fragments: all these residues, called pomace, are ground and then transformed into shoe material.

A by-product turned resource

After grinding, the pomace is mixed with a water-based PU. The resulting paste is then tinted with natural pigments, spread on a thick canvas, and then baked to stabilize its shape.

It is then cut in Istanbul and assembled in our workshops. This process helps limit losses, optimize olive oil waste, and offer a viable alternative to other, less responsible materials.

A commitment to materials and products

The material is made of 87% olive , and 13% water-based PU .

It is developed under the Oleatex® certification, a benchmark in terms of plant-based alternatives from olive groves.

Why use it?

Because it offers real hold, good resistance to use, and a visual rendering that remains sober.

And because using agricultural residues is a concrete way of producing differently.