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Ephea

Ephea grows biofabricated mycelium materials for luxury fashion and automotive brands seeking supple, leather-like surfaces.

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Inarzo, Varese, IT🇮🇹
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ephea.bio·Crawled Oct 11, 2026·

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2 pages
  1. Pure Mycelium/biofabrication-technology

    Ephea is a biofabricated mycelium material grown through a precise, nature-driven process where natural intelligence meets industrial technology

  2. Sustainable Materials Mycelium-Based Biomaterials/ephea_uma

    Sustainable materials Ephea®: innovative mycelium-based biomaterials for eco-friendly fashion, design, and a greener future.

Blog

6 pages
  1. Ephea at “Funga – A Hidden World”/collab/ephea-at-funga-a-hidden-world

    At the Naturmuseum Südtirol in Bozen, fungi take center stage. “Funga – A Hidden World” is not simply an exhibition. It is an immersion. A total environment. A manifesto in mycelium. Look up. A chandelier-like constellation of petri dishes glows overhead, each one cultivating fungal life. Science becomes scenography. Biology becomes light. Here, everything is […]

  2. Ephea at Next Nature Conference 2025/editorial/ephea-at-next-nature-conference-2025

    Ephea® at Next Nature Conference 2025: exploring biodesign’s future with SQIM co-founder Maurizio Montalti. Join us in Eindhoven for visionary talks on ecology, technology, and innovation.

  3. FFC - Where Next-Gen Materials Meet the Next Generation/collab/felder

    2026 opens for Ephea with a collaboration of particular significance. A dialogue with Future Fashion Concepts, grounded in a shared vision and driven by a pressing need within the chaotic functioning of contemporary fashion system. A gap still holding.Between material innovation, systems’ thinking, and responsible communication. A gap that is not only about what is […]

  4. Latest Trends in Sustainable Fashion/editorial

    Latest trends in sustainable fashion by Ephea®: explore groundbreaking biomaterials, eco-friendly design concepts, and biotech-driven fashion innovation."

Press

6 pages
  1. Ephea at Oltreplastica @ ADI Design Museum | Milan/editorial/ephea-at-oltreplastica-adi-design-museum-milan

    Ephea and Mogu showcased at Oltreplastica at the ADI Design Museum, highlighting the future of mycelium-based biofabricated materials. Ephea emerges as a next-generation platform that merges biology, technology and design, redefining material culture beyond the post-plastic paradigm.

  2. Innovation in Fashion Industry/press-review

    Innovation in fashion industry through the lens of Ephea®: explore press highlights showcasing groundbreaking biomaterials and sustainable fashion advances.

  3. Luxe Daily | France/press/luxe-daily-france

    Ephea Uma: the promise of plant-based weaving derived from mycelium.

  4. PRESS REVIEW — May 2026, Around a Global Launch/editorial/press-review-may-2026-global-launch-bottega-veneta

    International press coverage explores how Ephea is redefining luxury through sustainable material innovation, conscious design, and contemporary cultural values.

Careers & Hiring

1 page
  1. Fashion Industry Innovation Applications/applications

    Fashion industry innovation applications sustainable mycelium-based biomaterials driving the future of eco-friendly fashion and responsible design.

About

2 pages
  1. Sustainability in Fashion Industry/about

    Sustainability in fashion industry starts with Ephea®: innovative mycelium-based biomaterials for eco-friendly fashion, design, and responsible creativity.

  2. Sustainability in Luxury Fashion/sustainability

    Sustainability in luxury fashion is at the heart of Ephea®: explore our commitment to eco-conscious materials that unite innovation, beauty, and ethics.

Contact

2 pages
  1. Contact & Collaborations/contact-collab

    Contact & collaborations with Ephea®: learn how to partner with us to innovate sustainable fashion with natural materials and cutting-edge technologies.

  2. Eco Friendly Fashion Materials for Brands & Designer/collab

    Eco friendly fashion materials by Ephea®: discover innovative, natural, and biodegradable mycelium-based solutions for sustainable fashion and design.

Homepage

1 page
  1. Homepage/

    Sustainable fabrics for fashion. Discover Ephea®, the innovative mycelium-based biomaterial ideal for fashion and design. Sustainability and creativity.

Privacy

2 pages
  1. Cookie Policy/cookie-policy
  2. Privacy Policy/privacy-policy

    Privacy Policy pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679

Coverage

5 items
  1. Your New Bottega Veneta Bag Could Be Made From Mushroomsvogue.com/article/your-new-bottega-veneta-bag-could-be-made-from-mushrooms

    Bottega Veneta is the latest brand to produce leather alternatives from mycelium. The article explains how the brand’s creative director and sustainability team joined forces, and explores the prospect of a Bottega Veneta bag made from mushrooms.

    Jun 2026 · VogueNews article

  2. Bio-Fabricated Leather-Like Materialstrendhunter.com/trends/ephea-uma

    SQIM has launched Ephea Uma, a mycelium-based material for the luxury accessories market. The material is presented as a more sustainable alternative to leather.

    May 2026 · TrendHunter.comNews article

  3. SQIM: new mycelium-based materialspearlsmagazine.com/en/sqim-new-mycelium-based-materials/

    Italian company SQIM is presented as developing pioneering mycelium-based materials in response to environmental challenges.

    Feb 2024 · Pearls MagazineNews article

  4. Biomaterials firm backed by Kering raises 11 million eurosfashiondive.com/news/biomaterials-mogu-series-a-funding-kering/704086/

    Mogu Srl, a biomaterials firm backed by Kering, raises 11 million euros in Series A funding. The company plans to launch a demo production plant, expand its team and increase its research and development efforts.

    Jan 2024 · Fashion DiveNews article