Revolutionary biomaterials
for forward thinkers.
Celium™
Premium Cultivated Cellulose.
We grow Celium™ by feeding bacteria with agro-industrial fruit waste.
Rooted in biology
Guided by design
Refined into Celium™
Celium™ is a new generation of cultivated materials.
Grown by bacteria nourished with agro-industrial fruit waste, it forms during fermentation as a cultivated sheet of cellulose. This biological origin gives Celium™ a coherent structure that is resilient, soft, and inherently adaptable.
After cultivation, the material undergoes a stabilization process that defines its characteristics. During this stage (our equivalent to tanning), we refine thickness, handfeel, flexibility, and overall performance. Once stabilized, Celium™ can be finished through color, embossing, or protective finishing, extending its visual and functional possibilities while preserving its biological foundation.
Celium™ does not imitate existing materials; it stands as a category of its own. Each sheet carries subtle variations linked to its living origin, resulting in a refined, high-performance material capable of adapting across applications. Cultivated with precision and shaped through intention, Celium™ reflects a new approach to making: one that begins with life and evolves through design.
One material, multiple expressions
Performance Meets Possibility
One cultivated material can take on many roles. Celium™ begins as a cultivated sheet of bacterial cellulose, but its behavior is defined in the hands of designers and makers. It can drape, fold, and stitch like a soft surface, or be structured into precise, architectural forms. The same origin can become a garment panel, a bag shell, a lighting element, or a piece of furniture detailing.
Its versatility comes from how it responds to transformation. Celium™ can be cut cleanly, layered, perforated, embossed, or combined with other substrates to adjust body and support. Surface finishes introduce color, protection, and texture without erasing the material’s depth. This combination of responsiveness and stability makes it suitable for both tactile, close-to-skin pieces and more robust, spatial applications.
Across these uses, Celium™ maintains a coherent identity: a cultivated material with a refined hand, visual definition, and a clear link back to its biological origin. Rather than mimicking existing materials, it gives designers a single, consistent base they can push in multiple directions, exploring new expressions without changing the underlying source.
Where biology meets creativity, the future unfolds.
How to Work with Celium™
Celium™ is available in full sheets, sample kits, or through custom developments. Brands, studios, and independent designers can request materials directly from our team by filling out the inquiry form or contacting orders@polybion.bio.
Each request begins with a short conversation. We help identify the most suitable version of Celium™, discuss quantities, finishing, and timelines, and offer tailored guidance for your intended application. For small developments, the minimum order is two sheets of 17 sq.ft. each, ideal for prototyping. For customized color or material characteristics, the minimum order is 63 sheets. For pricing, please contact our team.
Celium™ is grown to order. Although our production is fully scaled, cultivation happens batch by batch, which means we operate through a delivery pipeline and often work with a waiting list. Once your order enters production, we coordinate cultivation, finishing, and shipment from our headquarters in Mexico to any destination worldwide.
Celium™ is cultivated with care, and so is every collaboration that begins with it.
Lapso Celium™ is now available through ADORNO Design
- Published on
- June 17, 2026
Lapso Celium™, the sculptural lamp developed by Polybion™ in collaboration with Natural Urbano, is now also available through ADORNO Design, a leading international platform for collectible contemporary design. Known for its curatorial approach and global network of independent designers, studios, makers, collectors, and interior design professionals, ADORNO brings together limited-edition and one-of-a-kind pieces that sit at the intersection of craft, material experimentation, and functional art.
First introduced during the London Design Festival, Lapso marked Polybion’s first interior design piece made with Celium™, our Premium Cultivated Cellulose. The lamp brings together biological growth, hand assembly, and warm illumination in a functional object designed for interior spaces.
Each Lapso lamp is made to order by Natural Urbano using five translucent Celium™ sheets. Because the material is grown, no two lamps are exactly the same. Subtle variations in texture, tone, and translucency become part of the piece, making each one unique.
Since its launch, Lapso has continued to find its way into new spaces. Pieces from the Humo and Natural editions have already been sold, produced, prepared, and shipped. A quiet but important step for Celium™ as it moves from material innovation into real objects, real interiors, and real use.
This production process is part of the story. From the preparation of each Celium™ sheet to the assembly of the lamp, the packaging, and the final shipment, Lapso reflects a slower and more intentional way of making: one where the material is not only selected, but grown.
Lapso is currently available through Natural Urbano, Polybion™, and now through ADORNO Design.
Available in two editions: Natural and Humo.
For inquiries or orders, contact Natural Urbano, Polybion™, or visit Lapso on ADORNO Design.
