Current Focus
Fashion & Accessories
Bags, accessories and crafted products where appearance, tactile quality and material story matter.
Our Materials Platform
From Side Streams to Material Pathways
Materially Kiwi is developing a circular biomaterials platform that transforms New Zealand kiwifruit side streams into more consistent, high-value inputs for material development.
Our first application pathway is a premium leather-like coated-sheet material for contemporary fashion, accessories and selected interiors.
Platform Approach
Creating More Value From One Resource
The platform is designed around a front-end approach that recovers and refines useful plant-based components before they enter material formulation.
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Recover
Work with New Zealand kiwifruit side streams as the starting resource.
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Refine
Separate and refine useful plant-based fractions into more consistent inputs.
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Develop
Use those inputs in iterative formulation, backing, coating and colour development.
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Apply
Build pathways into coated sheets and, over time, other bio-based material formats.
Genuine development sampleCurrent Development Focus
A Coated-Sheet Material Taking Shape
Our current programme is refining a flexible, backed material with a coated surface designed to provide distinctive colour, texture and handling.
The work is focused on formulation repeatability, larger-format samples, surface quality, backing compatibility and the practical requirements of future manufacturing.
Development stage
Formulation development, performance testing, scale-up planning and independent validation are continuing. The samples shown are not yet commercial products.
Material Priorities
What We Are Working Toward
These are development targets, not completed performance claims. Final characteristics will depend on formulation, manufacturing conditions and application-specific testing.
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High Bio-Based Content
Increasing the contribution of plant-derived and recovered ingredients while reducing reliance on fossil-derived inputs.
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Responsible Chemistry
Prioritising non-hazardous ingredients and colour systems, with safety and compliance considered throughout development.
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Design and Handling
Refining flexibility, surface finish, backing, colour and tactile qualities for designers and makers.
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Repeatable Performance
Working toward consistent sheets and application-appropriate performance through structured testing and iteration.
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Traceable Inputs
Building a clearer line of sight from horticultural side stream through processing and future material batches.
Genuine Samples
Colour, Surface and Structure Studies
These photographs show real Materially Kiwi development samples created during formulation, backing, coating and colour work.
Application Pathways
Focused First, Expandable Over Time
Material requirements vary significantly by sector. Our pathway begins where we can learn quickly with brands and makers, then progresses as evidence and manufacturing capability grow.
Future Pathway
Furniture & Interiors
Selected decorative and interior applications, subject to durability and application-specific validation.
Longer-Term Pathway
Automotive & Marine
Future interior opportunities requiring demanding safety, fire, environmental and performance testing.
Validation Pathway
Evidence Before Claims
Commercial readiness requires repeatable manufacturing and testing appropriate to each intended use.
- Physical and mechanical performance
- Surface, rub and abrasion behaviour
- Water, light and environmental exposure
- Chemical safety and compliance
- Application-specific requirements
- Independent verification as development advances
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Interested in Evaluating the Material?
We welcome conversations with brands, designers, researchers, manufacturers and investors who understand the value of development-stage collaboration.
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