In a market that’s always hungry for fresh thinking, Plasticiet has delivered something genuinely different with Karlite - a surface material born not from quarries or composites, but from discarded car headlights.

By reclaiming high-grade polycarbonate and reworking it into solid sheets, Plasticiet has created a material that feels less like recycled plastic and more like a premium, design-led surface. Karlite’s silky translucency, achieved using carefully selected mineral pigments, gives it a subtle, almost stone-like depth. Each sheet is crafted and hand-finished, adding to the material’s refined feel.

But its appeal isn’t just aesthetic. Polycarbonate’s natural strength gives Karlite the kind of stability designers can rely on. The material can be joined, machined or thermoformed, opening the door to applications ranging from wall panels and lighting features to signage, furniture and decorative installations across hospitality, retail, residential and office spaces.