Paris, France: Paris Fashion Week once again shines a spotlight on next-generation materials. Polybion is excited to return to Paris for a second consecutive season, advancing its mission with Celium—its Premium Cultivated Cellulose. In continued collaboration with Ganni, Polybion is steadily turning the vision of a responsible, aesthetically innovative future in fashion into reality.
Since last season, Celium has been making waves across the fashion scene, evolving through creative experiments that range from small bags to oversized designs, jorts, and vests. Previous Paris Fashion Week collaborations with Ganni revealed a dynamic range of fashion pieces—from the iconic baby pink crop top to the chic miniskirt and the hallmark Bou Bag. This season, the focus is on two striking XXL Hobo Bags, one in Oil Green and the other in Blackberry Wine. Every step on the runway stands as a testament to Polybion’s commitment: progressing one cell at a time, yet with unwavering determination. This marks a new chapter where innovation meets passion, and responsible luxury takes center stage.
The Science of Scale: Iteration Requires Volume
Creating a luxury piece that defies convention begins long before it meets the eye on the runway. Iteration requires scale, and it is the backbone of every piece showcased on stage. For this Paris Fashion Week, Polybion provided Ganni with close to 50 grown sheets, resulting in around 12 pieces in multiple hues through rigorous testing and creative exploration until, ultimately, only 2 bags advanced to the runway this time.
Every iteration, test, and adjustment represents not just a step toward a showcase piece, but a leap toward the market-ready products that redefine the benchmarks of responsible luxury and signature aesthetics. This journey is a collaborative challenge where innovators like Polybion and brands like Ganni work side by side, investing time, human ingenuity, and resources to discover the perfect match for each application. Scaling biomaterials takes time, often longer than expected, which is why commitment from all stakeholders is essential. This runway marks another chapter in the evolving story of Celium in the most important fashion week on the planet.
Polybion cherishes its partnership with Ganni, one that truly comprehends the arduous yet rewarding process of introducing new materials to the world’s most prestigious runway. The company is excited for the surprises and projects that lie ahead later this year.
Redefining Signature Aesthetics, Versatility and Performance
Celium is not designed to be a mere replica of what came before, it is engineered and designed to set new standards through science, biology and iteration. The biomaterial carries an intrinsic uniqueness; no two pieces are identical. This gives Celium a distinctive signature unmatched by any alternative.
Since last season, Celium has been making waves across the fashion scene. Our previous Paris Fashion Week collaborations with Ganni revealed a dynamic range of fashion pieces—from vibrant, bacterial-marked canvases in brilliant yellows, blues, and baby pinks that captured the exuberance of summer. This season, however, the focus has shifted to a more refined aesthetic: one striking XXL Hobo Bag in a uniform Oil Green, exuding understated elegance for autumn/winter collections, and another in a rich Blackberry Wine. These selections not only highlight Celium’s exceptional versatility across seasons but also demonstrate that premium performance, exceptional aesthetics, and uniqueness are the outcomes of biology, meticulous scientific innovation, and the consistent collaborative work between brands and material innovators.
Celium has achieved a level of performance that allows it to seamlessly adapt to a wide range of design visions, thanks to years of collaboration with global brands and a relentless process of scientific refinement, a result of precision, not coincidence.
Celium an epic saga of creative persistence
Behind every piece of Celium lies an epic saga of scientific achievement and creative persistence. The scale of production, the precision of its processes, and the artful transformation from waste to high fashion pieces are all threads woven into the tapestry of Celium.
Polybion believes in a future where sustainable innovation is not a compromise, it is the new gold standard of forward-thinking design and materials. With groundbreaking collaborations both public and private, upcoming announcements, and continuous evolution, Celium is poised to encourage other fashion brands to lead with vision and inspire with action.
