The Biofab Fair

Step into the future of materials at the Biofab Fair, where biology is reshaping the design landscape. This September, the Biofab Fair invites design brands, creatives, and curious minds to experience a bold new material age—where what we make and how we make it is being radically reimagined through biology, not petrochemicals. This is no ordinary design showcase. Through exhibits and a live stage programme, the Biofab Fair spotlights the global innovators and creatives shaping the future of design through living materials. From mycelium-grown leather and protein-spun textiles to bacterial-based pigments and microbe-crafted surfaces, you’ll discover a world of materials cultivated from nature, rich in beauty and functionality. The exhibition floor invites you to see, touch, taste, smell and learn about these cutting-edge biomaterials firsthand. Experience a new emerging material palette—one that challenges extractive norms and opens up possibilities for more sustainable, circular, and expressive approaches to making. Whether you're in fashion, interiors, automotive, beauty, or architecture, the Biofab Fair is your portal into a material world that is tangible, sensorial, and full of potential. Meanwhile, the stage programme brings together leading designers, scientists, and entrepreneurs in a series of dynamic conversations exploring what biology unlocks for design and product innovation. How might we design with living color and biological texture? What new forms and functions emerge when we move from fossil-based to bio-based systems? What might a manufacturing ecosystem rooted in biology look like? And what stories—material, cultural, and ecological—are waiting to be told through these new mediums? These questions are more than theoretical. They are the edge of real opportunity for brands looking to future-proof their products and embrace a more regenerative ethos. The Biofab Fair creates space for both critical dialogue and creative exploration—connecting bioinnovation directly to design thinking, aesthetics, and brand storytelling. What makes Biofab Fair truly unique is its ability to fuse cutting-edge science with cultural relevance and design intelligence. The event is designed to be as accessible and inspiring as it is informative, breaking down complex innovation into engaging, hands-on experiences. It’s a gathering place for those who believe materials are not just components—but carriers of meaning, identity, and impact. Join us this September in London for the Biofab Fair, and discover how biology is not only powering new materials—but new visions for design, production, and creativity itself.