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DESCRIPTION:Helen Storey and Tony Ryan are working on a huge collaboration 
 between art and science – one that’s finding new ways of thinking about
  the problems that face our planet. They’ll introduce you to their projec
 t\, called Wonderland\, and the science behind it in this special event at 
 the London College of Fashion.
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\nWonderland will provoke debate on the 
 use of throwaway products\, and will highlight the opportunities for creati
 ve solutions for sustainable living. A key feature is their dissolving dres
 s - a metaphor for our throw-away society - beautiful objects that people w
 ill hate to see destroyed. Tony and Helen share the vision that drastic new
  thinking is required to address today’s environmental issues. Their Wond
 erland project has created four new products – including the dissolving d
 ress\, a bottle that disappears when it’s no longer needed and a revoluti
 onary water purification pillow. Two patents have already been applied for 
 and the future potential is enormous\, both in terms of the environment and
  humanitarian development.
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\nWonderland will explore new materials and 
 products\, changing individual perceptions about plastics and challenging p
 eople\, young and old\, to take action. Join us in this free event for envi
 ronmental inspiration!
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\nProf Tony Ryan\, is the ICI Professor of Physic
 al Chemistry and EPSRC Senior Media Fellow at the University of Sheffield. 
 Tony presented the Ri Christmas Lectures on Channel 4 in 2002\, which looke
 d at subjects as diverse as: what do spiders webs and suspension bridges ha
 ve in common? and what connects the trainers on your feet to a jumbo jet fl
 ying 40\,000 feet in the air? He is a regular contributor to radio and news
 papers and is developing a number of TV opportunities. He was born in Leeds
 \, and got his three degrees from UMIST. He is married with two daughters. 
 Tony is a creative cook\, a keen cyclist and an occasional mountaineer with
  a weakness for gadgets. His research covers the synthesis\, structure\, pr
 ocessing and properties of polymers and he was in at the beginning of polym
 er nanotechnology. He has co-authored more than 200 papers and patents\, an
 d written a book on polymer processing or how things are made from plastic.
  
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\nHaving trained with Valentino in Rome\, Prof Helen Storey began her 
 career in the early 80's as a fashion designer\, building an international 
 brand\, selling to 27 countires and dressing many celebrities\; Madonna\, C
 her\, Prince\, Michael Jackson etc. In 1998 she won the first Wellcome Trus
 t Sci/Art Prize and has worked at the cutting edge of the art/science domai
 n ever since. Her projects\, Primtive Streak\, MENTAL and Eye & i have tour
 ed to 9 countries and been collectively seen by 5 million people. Helen's r
 esearch interests continue to be embeded in Human Wellbeing and the environ
 ment.
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\nIn association with the London College of Fashion
SUMMARY:Wonderland: when science\, design and culture collide
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LOCATION:London College of Fashion Rootstein Hopkins Space 
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