Transforming food waste into biofabricated circular materials.

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We are WORKING TO

CREATE A MORE EFFICIENT MANUFACTURING SYSTEM TO

 PRODUCE BIOFABRICATED  

PLASTIC-FREE MATERIALS,

ALL POWERED BY THE     

INCREDIBLE CAPABILITIES  

         OF MICROBES.

We are WORKING TO CREATE A MORE EFFICIENT CELLULOSE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM TO PRODUCE BIOFABRICATED PLASTIC-FREE MATERIALS, ALL POWERED BY INCREDIBLE CAPabilites of microbes.

Smoby vegan leather material
Woman skirt made out of Smoby vegan leather
Smoby vegan leather material

Introducing the Smoby

Made from bacterial nano-cellulose, created by certain strains of  bacteria. These bacteria are able to produce cellulose in the fermentation process, so within days tiny threads start to form into a pellicle, creating an amazingly versatile material. Even without surface treatment bacterial cellulose is 10 times stronger than the molecularly similar plant cellulose.

The Smoby is a bio-based, bioassembled material with a macroscale structure that has been grown directly by living microorganisms and does not contain any petroleum derivatives.

Smoby vegan leather
Smoby vegan leather material

Our technology makes it possible to create strong, durable, supple materials from food waste to tackle global challenges with a system solution approach contributing to a circular economy and a positive social impact.

We are developing advanced multifunctional materials that were never available before. We aim to unlock new levels of creative control by growing the materials of tomorrow.

Woman with Skinnlike bag made out of Smoby
Woman with Skinnlike bag made out of Smoby vegan leather
Woman with Skinnlike bag made out of Smoby vegan leather

The process

1.

Upcyling food waste as feedstock for our microbes.

2.

Fermentation process to grow microbial materials.

3.

Harvesting, colouring and surface treatment.

4.

Finishing the material with biodegradable coating, for a safe end of life.

Our team

Lidia Kuti

Lidia Kuti

Co-Founder & CEO

Reka Varga

Reka Varga

Co-Founder & CTO

Almos Domonkos Kuti

Almos Domonkos Kuti

Co-Founder & COO

Leticia Kuti

Leticia Kuti

Creative designer

We are scientists, researchers, designers and innovators.

Our vision is to grow carbon-negative high-quality materials with synthetic biology and technological innovations allowing us new ways of sustainable and scalable manufacture.

Material
Sara Regal x EKA Accessories Exhibition - Tallinn Design Festival (Smobya)